9 ideas
15335 | Peirce's theory offers anti-realist verificationism, but surely how things are is independent of us? [Horsten on Peirce] |
14796 | Independent truth (if there is any) is the ultimate result of sufficient enquiry [Peirce] |
14348 | An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry] |
14347 | A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry] |
14350 | If a disposition is never instantiated, it shouldn't be part of our theory of nature [Corry] |
14795 | Pragmatism is a way of establishing meanings, not a theory of metaphysics or a set of truths [Peirce] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
19941 | Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself [Anon (Leviticus)] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |