10 ideas
14082 | No sortal could ever exactly pin down which set of particles count as this 'cup' [Schaffer,J] |
16678 | Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan] |
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] |
16793 | A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan] |
14081 | Identities can be true despite indeterminate reference, if true under all interpretations [Schaffer,J] |
16577 | Induction is not demonstration, because not all of the instances can be observed [Buridan] |
16576 | Science is based on induction, for general truths about fire, rhubarb and magnets [Buridan] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |