15 ideas
| 15842 | An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V] |
| 15841 | Mereology began as a nominalist revolt against the commitments of set theory [Harte,V] |
| 15858 | Traditionally, the four elements are just what persists through change [Harte,V] |
| 15848 | Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V] |
| 15837 | What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V] |
| 15839 | If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V] |
| 15838 | The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V] |
| 8793 | If observation is knowledge, it is not just an experience; it is a justification in the space of reasons [Sellars] |
| 8792 | Observations like 'this is green' presuppose truths about what is a reliable symptom of what [Sellars] |
| 8791 | The concept of 'green' involves a battery of other concepts [Sellars] |
| 21275 | Unlike a stone, the parts of a watch are obviously assembled in order to show the time [Paley] |
| 21276 | From the obvious purpose and structure of a watch we must infer that it was designed [Paley] |
| 21277 | Even an imperfect machine can exhibit obvious design [Paley] |
| 21278 | All the signs of design found in a watch are also found in nature [Paley] |
| 21357 | No organ shows purpose more obviously than the eyelid [Paley] |