7 ideas
21687 | It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine] |
21688 | There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine] |
17527 | Causation seems to be an innate concept (or acquired very early) [Bird] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
17528 | The dispositional account explains causation, as stimulation and manifestation of dispositions [Bird] |
17526 | The counterfactual approach makes no distinction between cause and pre-condition [Bird] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |