10 ideas
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
10735 | Abstraction from objects won't reveal an operation's being performed 'so many times' [Geach] |
9558 | All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested [Sober] |
10732 | If concepts are just recognitional, then general judgements would be impossible [Geach] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
10731 | For abstractionists, concepts are capacities to recognise recurrent features of the world [Geach] |
10733 | The abstractionist cannot explain 'some' and 'not' [Geach] |
10734 | Only a judgement can distinguish 'striking' from 'being struck' [Geach] |