21 ideas
14600 | Analysis aims at secure necessary and sufficient conditions [Schaffer,J] |
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
17311 | Real definitions don't just single out a thing; they must also explain its essence [Koslicki] |
14603 | 'Reification' occurs if we mistake a concept for a thing [Schaffer,J] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
14607 | T adds □p→p for reflexivity, and is ideal for modeling lawhood [Schaffer,J] |
17312 | It is more explanatory if you show how a number is constructed from basic entities and relations [Koslicki] |
14604 | If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J] |
17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
14599 | Three types of reduction: Theoretical (of terms), Definitional (of concepts), Ontological (of reality) [Schaffer,J] |
14605 | Tropes are the same as events [Schaffer,J] |
14601 | Individuation aims to count entities, by saying when there is one [Schaffer,J] |
17313 | Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki] |
17309 | For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki] |
17315 | We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki] |
14606 | Only ideal conceivability could indicate what is possible [Schaffer,J] |
17317 | A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
17316 | We can abstract to a dependent entity by blocking out features of its bearer [Koslicki] |