11 ideas
12801 | Coherentists seek relations among beliefs that are simple, conservative and explanatory [Foley] |
14626 | In S5 matters of possibility and necessity are non-contingent [Williamson] |
9558 | All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober] |
14625 | Necessity is counterfactually implied by its negation; possibility does not counterfactually imply its negation [Williamson] |
14623 | Strict conditionals imply counterfactual conditionals: □(A⊃B)⊃(A□→B) [Williamson] |
14624 | Counterfactual conditionals transmit possibility: (A□→B)⊃(◊A⊃◊B) [Williamson] |
14531 | Rather than define counterfactuals using necessity, maybe necessity is a special case of counterfactuals [Williamson, by Hale/Hoffmann,A] |
12800 | Externalists want to understand knowledge, Internalists want to understand justification [Foley] |
12802 | We aren't directly pragmatic about belief, but pragmatic about the deliberation which precedes it [Foley] |
12803 | Justification comes from acceptable procedures, given practical constraints [Foley] |
14628 | Imagination is important, in evaluating possibility and necessity, via counterfactuals [Williamson] |