12 ideas
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
14626 | In S5 matters of possibility and necessity are non-contingent [Williamson] |
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] |
16597 | Quantity is the capacity to be divided [Digby] |
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] |
14628 | Imagination is important, in evaluating possibility and necessity, via counterfactuals [Williamson] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
16731 | Colours arise from the rarity, density and mixture of matter [Digby] |