16 ideas
| 17311 | Real definitions don't just single out a thing; they must also explain its essence [Koslicki] |
| 9406 | A class is natural when everybody can spot further members of it [Quinton] |
| 17312 | It is more explanatory if you show how a number is constructed from basic entities and relations [Koslicki] |
| 17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
| 15730 | Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton] |
| 15728 | The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton] |
| 9407 | Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton] |
| 15729 | Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton] |
| 8520 | An individual is a union of a group of qualities and a position [Quinton, by Campbell,K] |
| 17313 | Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki] |
| 17309 | For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki] |
| 17315 | We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki] |
| 16736 | Explanation is generally to deduce it from something better known, which comes in degrees [Boyle] |
| 17317 | A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki] |
| 16737 | The best explanations get down to primary basics, but others go less deep [Boyle] |
| 17316 | We can abstract to a dependent entity by blocking out features of its bearer [Koslicki] |