6 ideas
16541 | All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza] |
10365 | We might use 'facta' to refer to the truth-makers for facts [Mellor, by Schaffer,J] |
9807 | In pursuing truth, anything less certain than mathematics is a waste of time [Descartes] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |
4785 | Causal statements relate facts (which are whatever true propositions express) [Mellor, by Psillos] |
8408 | Probabilistic causation says C is a cause of E if it increases the chances of E occurring [Mellor, by Tooley] |