12 ideas
6855 | Interesting philosophers hardly every give you explicitly valid arguments [Martin,M] |
14600 | Analysis aims at secure necessary and sufficient conditions [Schaffer,J] |
6856 | Valid arguments can be rejected by challenging the premises or presuppositions [Martin,M] |
14603 | 'Reification' occurs if we mistake a concept for a thing [Schaffer,J] |
14607 | T adds □p→p for reflexivity, and is ideal for modeling lawhood [Schaffer,J] |
10800 | The values of variables can't determine existence, because they are just expressions [Ryle, by Quine] |
14604 | If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J] |
14599 | Three types of reduction: Theoretical (of terms), Definitional (of concepts), Ontological (of reality) [Schaffer,J] |
14605 | Tropes are the same as events [Schaffer,J] |
14601 | Individuation aims to count entities, by saying when there is one [Schaffer,J] |
14606 | Only ideal conceivability could indicate what is possible [Schaffer,J] |
6857 | An error theory of perception says our experience is not as it seems to be [Martin,M] |