18 ideas
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] |
12797 | If plural variables have 'some values', then non-count variables have 'some value' [Laycock] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
12794 | Plurals are semantical but not ontological [Laycock] |
17694 | Some non-count nouns can be used for counting, as in 'several wines' or 'fewer cheeses' [Laycock] |
17695 | Some apparent non-count words can take plural forms, such as 'snows' or 'waters' [Laycock] |
12792 | The category of stuff does not suit reference [Laycock] |
12799 | Descriptions of stuff are neither singular aggregates nor plural collections [Laycock] |
12818 | We shouldn't think some water retains its identity when it is mixed with air [Laycock] |
12795 | Parts must be of the same very general type as the wholes [Laycock] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
17696 | 'Humility is a virtue' has an abstract noun, but 'water is a liquid' has a generic concrete noun [Laycock] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
12791 | It is said that proper reference is our intellectual link with the world [Laycock] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |
16697 | Time is independent of motion, because God could stop everything for a short or long time [Crathorn, by Pasnau] |