12 ideas
21959 | Metaphysics is the most general attempt to make sense of things [Moore,AW] |
8349 | The best way to do ontology is to make sense of our normal talk [Davidson] |
18200 | Very large sets should be studied in an 'if-then' spirit [Putnam] |
18199 | Indispensability strongly supports predicative sets, and somewhat supports impredicative sets [Putnam] |
8857 | We must quantify over numbers for science; but that commits us to their existence [Putnam] |
8348 | If we don't assume that events exist, we cannot make sense of our common talk [Davidson] |
21958 | Appearances are nothing beyond representations, which is transcendental ideality [Moore,AW] |
8347 | Explanations typically relate statements, not events [Davidson] |
10371 | Distinguish causation, which is in the world, from explanations, which depend on descriptions [Davidson, by Schaffer,J] |
8403 | Either facts, or highly unspecific events, serve better as causes than concrete events [Field,H on Davidson] |
8346 | Full descriptions can demonstrate sufficiency of cause, but not necessity [Davidson] |
4778 | A singular causal statement is true if it is held to fall under a law [Davidson, by Psillos] |