8 ideas
15575 | Knowledge is not a static set of correct propositions, but a continuing search for better interpretations [Polt] |
17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
15568 | When we consider possibilities, there must be something we are considering [Polt] |
17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
14080 | Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J] |
17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |