8 ideas
7920 | Descriptive metaphysics aims at actual structure, revisionary metaphysics at a better structure [Strawson,P] |
14799 | Metaphysics rests on observations, but ones so common we hardly notice them [Peirce] |
7922 | Descriptive metaphysics concerns unchanging core concepts and categories [Strawson,P] |
13737 | The empiricist says that metaphysics is meaningless, rather than false [Schlick] |
7921 | Close examination of actual word usage is the only sure way in philosophy [Strawson,P] |
9282 | I can only apply consciousness predicates to myself if I can apply them to others [Strawson,P] |
9263 | A person is an entity to which we can ascribe predicates of consciousness and corporeality [Strawson,P] |
9281 | The idea of a predicate matches a range of things to which it can be applied [Strawson,P] |