9 ideas
21405 | Cicero sees wisdom in terms of knowledge, but earlier Stoics saw it as moral [Cicero, by Long] |
20871 | Unfortunately we choose a way of life before we are old enough to think clearly [Cicero] |
16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
22363 | You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
6031 | The essence of propriety is consistency [Cicero] |
16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |
20644 | Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin] |