10 ideas
15842 | An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V] |
15841 | Mereology began as a nominalist revolt against the commitments of set theory [Harte,V] |
9390 | Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt] |
15858 | Traditionally, the four elements are just what persists through change [Harte,V] |
9389 | Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt] |
15848 | Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V] |
15837 | What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V] |
15839 | If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V] |
15838 | The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V] |
16209 | How can point-duration slices of people have beliefs or desires? [Thomson] |