8 ideas
| 22820 | Early Romantics sought a plurality of systems, in a quest for freedom [Hösle] |
| 16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
| 2614 | Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer] |
| 2615 | The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer] |
| 16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
| 22819 | In the 18th century history came to be seen as progressive, rather than cyclical [Hösle] |
| 16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
| 16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |