9 ideas
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |