7 ideas
6613 | The natural kinds are objects, processes and properties/relations [Ellis] |
8409 | Probabilistic causal concepts are widely used in everyday life and in science [Salmon] |
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] |
7902 | The Buddha made flowers float in the air, to impress people, and make them listen [Mahavastu] |