10 ideas
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
16050 | The goodness of a picture supervenes on the picture; duplicates must be equally good [Hare] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
2855 | In primary evaluative words like 'ought' prescription is constant but description can vary [Hare, by Hooker,B] |
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] |
11945 | In addition to laws, God must also create appropriate natures for things [Leibniz] |
19348 | All that is real in motion is the force or power which produces change [Leibniz] |