11 ideas
21962 | Metaphysics is the roots of the tree of science [Descartes] |
18889 | Ostensive definitions needn't involve pointing, but must refer to something specific [Salmon,N] |
3659 | I know the truth that God exists and is the author of truth [Descartes] |
14627 | S4, and therefore S5, are invalid for metaphysical modality [Salmon,N, by Williamson] |
18888 | Essentialism says some properties must be possessed, if a thing is to exist [Salmon,N] |
3657 | Understanding, not the senses, gives certainty [Descartes] |
18886 | Frege's 'sense' solves four tricky puzzles [Salmon,N] |
18887 | The perfect case of direct reference is a variable which has been assigned a value [Salmon,N] |
19216 | Propositions (such as 'that dog is barking') only exist if their items exist [Williamson] |
18891 | Nothing in the direct theory of reference blocks anti-essentialism; water structure might have been different [Salmon,N] |
3660 | Atheism arises from empiricism, because God is intangible [Descartes] |