5 ideas
| 9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
| 7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
| 21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
| 3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
| 9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |