11 ideas
| 8349 | The best way to do ontology is to make sense of our normal talk [Davidson] |
| 18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
| 22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
| 8348 | If we don't assume that events exist, we cannot make sense of our common talk [Davidson] |
| 4032 | The problem of universals is how many particulars can all be of the same 'type' [Armstrong] |
| 18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
| 8347 | Explanations typically relate statements, not events [Davidson] |
| 10371 | Distinguish causation, which is in the world, from explanations, which depend on descriptions [Davidson, by Schaffer,J] |
| 8403 | Either facts, or highly unspecific events, serve better as causes than concrete events [Field,H on Davidson] |
| 8346 | Full descriptions can demonstrate sufficiency of cause, but not necessity [Davidson] |
| 4778 | A singular causal statement is true if it is held to fall under a law [Davidson, by Psillos] |