10 ideas
| 8568 | A property is merely a constituent of laws of nature; temperature is just part of thermodynamics [Mellor] |
| 8564 | There is obviously a possible predicate for every property [Mellor] |
| 8566 | We need universals for causation and laws of nature; the latter give them their identity [Mellor] |
| 8565 | If properties were just the meanings of predicates, they couldn't give predicates their meaning [Mellor] |
| 22518 | The actual must be possible, because it occurred [Aristotle] |
| 22449 | When we say 'is red' we don't mean 'seems red to most people' [Foot] |
| 16566 | Poetry is more philosophic than history, as it concerns universals, not particulars [Aristotle] |
| 22451 | All people need affection, cooperation, community and help in trouble [Foot] |
| 22452 | Do we have a concept of value, other than wanting something, or making an effort to get it? [Foot] |
| 8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |