12 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
18889 | Ostensive definitions needn't involve pointing, but must refer to something specific [Salmon,N] |
14627 | S4, and therefore S5, are invalid for metaphysical modality [Salmon,N, by Williamson] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
18888 | Essentialism says some properties must be possessed, if a thing is to exist [Salmon,N] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
7272 | Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic [Gildersleve] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |
18886 | Frege's 'sense' solves four tricky puzzles [Salmon,N] |
18887 | The perfect case of direct reference is a variable which has been assigned a value [Salmon,N] |
18891 | Nothing in the direct theory of reference blocks anti-essentialism; water structure might have been different [Salmon,N] |