7 ideas
3750 | "It is true that x" means no more than x [Ramsey] |
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] |
3914 | Language arranges sensory experience to form a world-order [Whorf] |
18818 | Sentence meaning is given by the actions to which it would lead [Ramsey] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |