18 ideas
14767 | The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce] |
14764 | I am saturated with the spirit of physical science [Peirce] |
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
13331 | Part and whole contribute asymmetrically to one another, so must differ [Fine,K] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
13332 | Hierarchical set membership models objects better than the subset or aggregate relations do [Fine,K] |
13333 | The matter is a relatively unstructured version of the object, like a set without membership structure [Fine,K] |
13326 | A 'temporary' part is a part at one time, but may not be at another, like a carburetor [Fine,K] |
13327 | A 'timeless' part just is a part, not a part at some time; some atoms are timeless parts of a water molecule [Fine,K] |
13329 | An 'aggregative' sum is spread in time, and exists whenever a component exists [Fine,K] |
13330 | An 'compound' sum is not spread in time, and only exists when all the components exists [Fine,K] |
13328 | Two sorts of whole have 'rigid embodiment' (timeless parts) or 'variable embodiment' (temporary parts) [Fine,K] |
14768 | Infallibility in science is just a joke [Peirce] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
14765 | Association of ideas is the best philosophical idea of the prescientific age [Peirce] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
14766 | Duns Scotus offers perhaps the best logic and metaphysics for modern physical science [Peirce] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |