6 ideas
9355 | One sort of circularity presupposes a premise, the other presupposes a rule being used [Braithwaite, by Devitt] |
15642 | If kinds depend only on what can be observed, many underlying essences might produce the same kind [Eagle] |
15645 | Nominal essence are the observable properties of things [Eagle] |
15643 | Nominal essence mistakenly gives equal weight to all underlying properties that produce appearances [Eagle] |
12468 | A state of affairs is only possible if there has been an actual substance to initiate it [Pruss] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |