5 ideas
3016 | Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius] |
8431 | Problems with Goodman's view of counterfactuals led to a radical approach from Stalnaker and Lewis [Horwich] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
8432 | Analyse counterfactuals using causation, not the other way around [Horwich] |