12 ideas
15464 | The distinction between dispositional and 'categorical' properties leads to confusion [Lewis] |
15463 | All dispositions must have causal bases [Lewis] |
15461 | A 'finkish' disposition is real, but disappears when the stimulus occurs [Lewis] |
12066 | Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt] |
12067 | An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt] |
12082 | If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt] |
12089 | Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt] |
12102 | Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt] |
15462 | Backtracking counterfactuals go from supposed events to their required causal antecedents [Lewis] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
12085 | Reality is directional [Witt] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |