8 ideas
9390 | Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt] |
8568 | A property is merely a constituent of laws of nature; temperature is just part of thermodynamics [Mellor] |
8564 | There is obviously a possible predicate for every property [Mellor] |
8566 | We need universals for causation and laws of nature; the latter give them their identity [Mellor] |
8565 | If properties were just the meanings of predicates, they couldn't give predicates their meaning [Mellor] |
9389 | Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt] |
14380 | The distinction between necessary and essential properties can be ignored [Rocca] |
8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |