12 ideas
8368 | A correct definition is what can be substituted without loss of meaning [Ducasse] |
6649 | Chomsky now says concepts are basically innate, as well as syntax [Chomsky, by Lowe] |
21785 | We are only free, with rights, if we claim our freedom, and there are no natural rights [Hegel, by Houlgate] |
22041 | Representatives by region ignores whether they care about the national interest [Hegel, by Pinkard] |
21781 | The absolute right is the right to have rights [Hegel] |
8367 | Causation is defined in terms of a single sequence, and constant conjunction is no part of it [Ducasse] |
8372 | We see what is in common between causes to assign names to them, not to perceive them [Ducasse] |
8369 | Causes are either sufficient, or necessary, or necessitated, or contingent upon [Ducasse] |
8373 | When a brick and a canary-song hit a window, we ignore the canary if we are interested in the breakage [Ducasse] |
8370 | A cause is a change which occurs close to the effect and just before it [Ducasse] |
8371 | Recurrence is only relevant to the meaning of law, not to the meaning of cause [Ducasse] |
8374 | We are interested in generalising about causes and effects purely for practical purposes [Ducasse] |