11 ideas
| 23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
| 19086 | Does the pragmatic theory of meaning support objective truth, or make it impossible? [Macbeth] |
| 17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
| 19093 | Greek mathematics is wholly sensory, where ours is wholly inferential [Macbeth] |
| 11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
| 19091 | Seeing reality mathematically makes it an object of thought, not of experience [Macbeth] |
| 17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
| 19088 | For pragmatists a concept means its consequences [Macbeth] |
| 17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
| 17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
| 11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |