10 ideas
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
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] |
23888 | Knowledge is beyond question, as an unavoidable component of thinking [Weil] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
23887 | Art (like philosophy) establishes a relation between world and self, and between oneself and others [Weil] |
15641 | Kinds are fixed by the essential properties of things - the properties that make it that kind of thing [Eagle] |