15 ideas
| 19463 | Induction assumes some uniformity in nature, or that in some respects the future is like the past [Ayer] |
| 9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
| 9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
| 9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
| 13095 | Essence is primitive force, or a law of change [Leibniz] |
| 9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
| 19461 | Knowing I exist reveals nothing at all about my nature [Ayer] |
| 19459 | To say 'I am not thinking' must be false, but it might have been true, so it isn't self-contradictory [Ayer] |
| 19460 | 'I know I exist' has no counterevidence, so it may be meaningless [Ayer] |
| 9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
| 19464 | We only discard a hypothesis after one failure if it appears likely to keep on failing [Ayer] |
| 19462 | Induction passes from particular facts to other particulars, or to general laws, non-deductively [Ayer] |
| 9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
| 2117 | The connection in events enables us to successfully predict the future, so there must be a constant cause [Leibniz] |
| 9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |