8 ideas
12302 | Definitions formed an abstract hierarchy for Aristotle, as sets do for us [Fine,K] |
14266 | Aristotle sees hierarchies in definitions using genus and differentia (as we see them in sets) [Fine,K] |
14268 | Maybe bottom-up grounding shows constitution, and top-down grounding shows essence [Fine,K] |
14267 | There is no distinctive idea of constitution, because you can't say constitution begins and ends [Fine,K] |
14264 | Is there a plausible Aristotelian notion of constitution, applicable to both physical and non-physical? [Fine,K] |
18284 | Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper] |
19423 | By an 'idea' I mean not an actual thought, but the resources we can draw on to think [Leibniz] |
14265 | The components of abstract definitions could play the same role as matter for physical objects [Fine,K] |