11 ideas
10196 | The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice [Black] |
15148 | Powers give explanations, without being necessary for some class membership [Chakravartty] |
10194 | Two things can only be distinguished by a distinct property or a distinct relation [Black] |
15145 | A kind essence is the necessary and sufficient properties for membership of a class [Chakravartty] |
15147 | Cluster kinds are explained simply by sharing some properties, not by an 'essence' [Chakravartty] |
10193 | The 'property' of self-identity is uselessly tautological [Black] |
10195 | If the universe just held two indiscernibles spheres, that refutes the Identity of Indiscernibles [Black] |
21516 | We want certainty in order achieve secure results for action [Dewey] |
15144 | Explanation of causal phenomena concerns essential kinds - but also lack of them [Chakravartty] |
15146 | Some kinds, such as electrons, have essences, but 'cluster kinds' do not [Chakravartty] |
15151 | Many causal laws do not refer to kinds, but only to properties [Chakravartty] |