8 ideas
| 16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
| 14365 | Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens] |
| 14368 | We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens] |
| 14369 | Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens] |
| 16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
| 468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
| 16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
| 16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |