11 ideas
6782 | Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam] |
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] |
3644 | Two things being joined together doesn't prove they are the same [Descartes] |
22181 | Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha] |
18888 | Essentialism says some properties must be possessed, if a thing is to exist [Salmon,N] |
3621 | Only judgement decides which of our senses are reliable [Descartes] |
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] |
3637 | Ideas in God's mind only have value if he makes it so [Descartes] |