12 ideas
15842 | An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V] |
9560 | S5 provides the correct logic for necessity in the broadly logical sense [Fine,K] |
15841 | Mereology began as a nominalist revolt against the commitments of set theory [Harte,V] |
10580 | Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo] |
10579 | Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo] |
15858 | Traditionally, the four elements are just what persists through change [Harte,V] |
10578 | We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo] |
10577 | Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo] |
15848 | Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V] |
15837 | What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V] |
15838 | The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V] |
15839 | If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V] |