13 ideas
22077 | Metaphysics is the lattice which makes incoming material intelligible [Hegel] |
23681 | The first motion or effect cannot be produced necessarily, so the First Cause must be a free agent [Reid] |
23676 | A willed action needs reasonable understanding of what is to be done [Reid] |
23680 | We are morally free, because we experience it, we are accountable, and we pursue projects [Reid] |
23678 | A motive is merely an idea, like advice, and not a force for action [Reid] |
21756 | All revolutions result from spirit changing its categories, to achieve a deeper understanding [Hegel] |
8430 | Causal statements are used to explain, to predict, to control, to attribute responsibility, and in theories [Kim] |
23677 | We all know that mere priority or constant conjunction do not have to imply causation [Reid] |
8396 | Many counterfactuals have nothing to do with causation [Kim, by Tooley] |
8429 | Counterfactuals can express four other relations between events, apart from causation [Kim] |
8428 | Causation is not the only dependency relation expressed by counterfactuals [Kim] |
23679 | The principle of the law of nature is that matter is passive, and is acted upon [Reid] |
4781 | Many counterfactual truths do not imply causation ('if yesterday wasn't Monday, it isn't Tuesday') [Kim, by Psillos] |