7 ideas
8568 | A property is merely a constituent of laws of nature; temperature is just part of thermodynamics [Mellor] |
8564 | There is obviously a possible predicate for every property [Mellor] |
8566 | We need universals for causation and laws of nature; the latter give them their identity [Mellor] |
8565 | If properties were just the meanings of predicates, they couldn't give predicates their meaning [Mellor] |
16756 | Substantial forms must exist, to explain the stability of metals like silver and tin [Albertus Magnus] |
6552 | You can only explain the qualities of large objects using entities which lack those qualities [Heisenberg] |
8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |