8 ideas
15575 | Knowledge is not a static set of correct propositions, but a continuing search for better interpretations [Polt] |
1403 | A rational donkey would starve to death between two totally identical piles of hay [Buridan, by PG] |
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] |
15568 | When we consider possibilities, there must be something we are considering [Polt] |
8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |