13 ideas
13591 | Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn [Quine] |
9052 | Vague predicates lack application; there are no borderline cases; vague F is not F [Unger, by Keefe/Smith] |
16070 | There are no objects with proper parts; there are only mereological simples [Unger, by Wasserman] |
13590 | Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates [Quine] |
8483 | Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine] |
13589 | Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine] |
13588 | A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine] |
13592 | Beliefs can be ascribed to machines [Quine] |
7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |