14 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] |
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] |
14604 | If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J] |
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] |
14606 | Only ideal conceivability could indicate what is possible [Schaffer,J] |
7091 | The argument from analogy is not a strong inference, since the other being might be an actor or a robot [Grayling] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |