13 ideas
| 17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
| 11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
| 22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
| 17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
| 22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
| 17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
| 22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
| 22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
| 22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
| 22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
| 17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
| 11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |
| 5470 | The idea of laws of nature arose in the Middle Ages [Hall,AR, by Ellis] |