8 ideas
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
13157 | Choose the true hypothesis, which is the most intelligible one [Leibniz] |
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] |
13158 | The Copernican theory is right because it is the only one offering a good explanation [Leibniz] |
3158 | Theories of intentionality presuppose rationality, so can't explain it [Dennett] |
3159 | Beliefs and desires aren't real; they are prediction techniques [Dennett] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |