6 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] |
20795 | Some things are their own criterion, such as straightness, a set of scales, or light [Sext.Empiricus] |
20794 | How can sceptics show there is no criterion? Weak without, contradiction with [Sext.Empiricus] |
5467 | Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis] |
9419 | A law of nature is a general axiom of the deductive system that is best for simplicity and strength [Lewis] |