11 ideas
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
12712 | Substance is that which can act [Leibniz] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
12893 | Contextualism says sceptical arguments are true, relative to their strict context [Cohen,S] |
12896 | Knowledge is context-sensitive, because justification is [Cohen,S] |
12894 | There aren't invariant high standards for knowledge, because even those can be raised [Cohen,S] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
12737 | Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz] |
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] |