12 ideas
| 17311 | Real definitions don't just single out a thing; they must also explain its essence [Koslicki] |
| 10152 | Set theory and logic are fairy tales, but still worth studying [Tarski] |
| 17312 | It is more explanatory if you show how a number is constructed from basic entities and relations [Koslicki] |
| 17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
| 10151 | I am a deeply convinced nominalist [Tarski] |
| 17313 | Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki] |
| 17309 | For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki] |
| 17315 | We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki] |
| 7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
| 17317 | A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki] |
| 3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
| 17316 | We can abstract to a dependent entity by blocking out features of its bearer [Koslicki] |