Ideas of Sally Haslanger, by Theme

[American, fl. 2003, Professor at Masschusettts Institute of Technology.]

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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 2. Aporiai

13931

By using aporiai as his start, Aristotle can defer to the wise, as well as to the many

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies

13925

Ontology disputes rest on more basic explanation disputes

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 3. Three-Dimensionalism

13924

The persistence of objects seems to be needed if the past is to explain the present

13930

Persistence makes change and its products intelligible

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 5. Temporal Parts

13927

We must explain change amongst 'momentary entities', or else the world is inexplicable

13928

If the things which exist prior to now are totally distinct, they need not have existed

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / g. Causal explanations

13929

Natural explanations give the causal interconnections

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Best explanations, especially natural ones, need grounding, notably by persistent objects