16 ideas
| 9987 | An aggregate in which order does not matter I call a 'set' [Bolzano] |
| 10856 | A truly infinite quantity does not need to be a variable [Bolzano] |
| 17488 | Empiricist theories are sets of laws, which give explanations and reductions [Glennan] |
| 17493 | Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan] |
| 17487 | Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan] |
| 17489 | Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan] |
| 17490 | 17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan] |
| 17491 | Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan] |
| 21103 | Moral questions can only be decided by common opinion [Hume] |
| 21099 | People must have agreed to authority, because they are naturally equal, prior to education [Hume] |
| 21100 | The idea that society rests on consent or promises undermines obedience [Hume] |
| 20495 | We no more give 'tacit assent' to the state than a passenger carried on board a ship while asleep [Hume] |
| 21101 | The people would be amazed to learn that government arises from their consent [Hume] |
| 6703 | Poor people lack the knowledge or wealth to move to a different state [Hume] |
| 21102 | We all know that the history of property is founded on injustices [Hume] |
| 17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |