12 ideas
3653 | My Meditations are the complete foundation of my physics [Descartes] |
17311 | Real definitions don't just single out a thing; they must also explain its essence [Koslicki] |
4736 | Truth is such a transcendentally clear notion that it cannot be further defined [Descartes] |
8920 | Equivalence relations are reflexive, symmetric and transitive, and classify similar objects [Lipschutz] |
17312 | It is more explanatory if you show how a number is constructed from basic entities and relations [Koslicki] |
17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
17313 | Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki] |
17309 | For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki] |
17315 | We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki] |
17317 | A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki] |
17316 | We can abstract to a dependent entity by blocking out features of its bearer [Koslicki] |
3652 | I can't prove the soul is indestructible, only that it is separate from the mortal body [Descartes] |