9 ideas
10365 | We might use 'facta' to refer to the truth-makers for facts [Mellor, by Schaffer,J] |
18439 | Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine] |
15312 | We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley] |
18442 | You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine] |
18441 | No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |
4785 | Causal statements relate facts (which are whatever true propositions express) [Mellor, by Psillos] |
8408 | Probabilistic causation says C is a cause of E if it increases the chances of E occurring [Mellor, by Tooley] |
15311 | Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley] |