11 ideas
| 18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
| 14231 | We should always apply someone's theory of meaning to their own utterances [Liggins] |
| 22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
| 14232 | We normally formalise 'There are Fs' with singular quantification and predication, but this may be wrong [Liggins] |
| 14233 | Nihilists needn't deny parts - they can just say that some of the xs are among the ys [Liggins] |
| 18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
| 6613 | The natural kinds are objects, processes and properties/relations [Ellis] |
| 6616 | Least action is not a causal law, but a 'global law', describing a global essence [Ellis] |
| 6615 | A species requires a genus, and its essence includes the essence of the genus [Ellis] |
| 6614 | A hierarchy of natural kinds is elaborate ontology, but needed to explain natural laws [Ellis] |
| 6612 | Without general principles, we couldn't predict the behaviour of dispositional properties [Ellis] |