12 ideas
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
13795 | Properties only have identity in the context of their contraries [Elder] |
13798 | Maybe we should give up the statue [Elder] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
13797 | The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder] |
13794 | Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder] |
13796 | Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |