9 ideas
8754 | Logic is dependent on mathematics, not the other way round [Heyting, by Shapiro] |
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] |
5963 | Some say emotion is a sort of reason, and others say virtue concerns emotion [Plutarch] |
17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |