7 ideas
13536 | Skolem did not believe in the existence of uncountable sets [Skolem] |
9159 | You can't simply convert geometry into algebra, as some spatial content is lost [Burge] |
8568 | A property is merely a constituent of laws of nature; temperature is just part of thermodynamics [Mellor] |
8564 | There is obviously a possible predicate for every property [Mellor] |
8566 | We need universals for causation and laws of nature; the latter give them their identity [Mellor] |
8565 | If properties were just the meanings of predicates, they couldn't give predicates their meaning [Mellor] |
8567 | Singular causation requires causes to raise the physical probability of their effects [Mellor] |