11 ideas
14361 | Lewis says indicative conditionals are truth-functional [Lewis, by Jackson] |
8434 | In good counterfactuals the consequent holds in world like ours except that the antecedent is true [Lewis, by Horwich] |
3978 | Associations are held to connect Ideas together in the way the world is connected together [Fodor] |
21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
3976 | Intentional science needs objects with semantic and causal properties, and which obey laws [Fodor] |
3980 | Intentional states and processes may be causal relations among mental symbols [Fodor] |
3981 | Most psychological properties seem to be multiply realisable [Fodor] |
3975 | Folk psychology explains behaviour by reference to intentional states like belief and desire [Fodor] |
3982 | How could the extrinsic properties of thoughts supervene on their intrinsic properties? [Fodor] |
9419 | A law of nature is a general axiom of the deductive system that is best for simplicity and strength [Lewis] |
3977 | Laws are true generalisations which support counterfactuals and are confirmed by instances [Fodor] |