15 ideas
18009 | Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
12608 | Concepts are distinguished by roles in judgement, and are thus tied to rationality [Peacocke] |
12605 | A sense is individuated by the conditions for reference [Peacocke] |
12607 | Fregean concepts have their essence fixed by reference-conditions [Peacocke] |
12609 | Concepts have distinctive reasons and norms [Peacocke] |
12604 | Any explanation of a concept must involve reference and truth [Peacocke] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
18007 | Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
12610 | Encountering novel sentences shows conclusively that meaning must be compositional [Peacocke] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |