5 ideas
6782 | Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam] |
22181 | Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha] |
3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
7270 | Historical interpretation aims to recapture the author's view of the work [Croce] |
3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |