7 ideas
12695 | Epicurean atomists say body is sensible, to distinguish it from space. [Garber] |
16458 | Semantic vagueness involves alternative and equal precisifications of the language [Lewis] |
16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
12705 | Epicurean atoms are distinguished by their extreme hardness [Garber] |
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] |