7 ideas
9182 | Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett] |
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] |
9181 | The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett] |
22688 | The Aristotelian idea that choices can be perceived needs literary texts to expound it [Nussbaum] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |