7 ideas
9182 | Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett] |
23647 | Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid] |
11958 | Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar] |
23646 | Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid] |
9181 | The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett] |
23645 | A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid] |
2594 | A true cause must involve a necessary connection between cause and effect [Malebranche] |