8 ideas
9764 | Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine] |
9763 | For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine] |
14348 | An 'antidote' allows a manifestation to begin, but then blocks it [Corry] |
14347 | A 'finkish' disposition is one that is lost immediately after the appropriate stimulus [Corry] |
14350 | If a disposition is never instantiated, it shouldn't be part of our theory of nature [Corry] |
7566 | The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley] |
14351 | Maybe an experiment unmasks an essential disposition, and reveals its regularities [Corry] |
14346 | Dispositional essentialism says fundamental laws of nature are strict, not ceteris paribus [Corry] |