11 ideas
16740 | A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella] |
22363 | You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin] |
17488 | Empiricist theories are sets of laws, which give explanations and reductions [Glennan] |
17493 | Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan] |
17487 | Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan] |
17489 | Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan] |
17490 | 17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan] |
17491 | Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan] |
16571 | Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella] |
17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |
20644 | Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin] |