10 ideas
18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
13591 | Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn [Quine] |
22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
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] |
18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
5960 | When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch] |