11 ideas
13591 | Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn [Quine] |
18439 | Because things can share attributes, we cannot individuate attributes clearly [Quine] |
18442 | You only know an attribute if you know what things have it [Quine] |
18441 | No entity without identity (which requires a principle of individuation) [Quine] |
13590 | Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates [Quine] |
18440 | Identity of physical objects is just being coextensive [Quine] |
8483 | Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine] |
13589 | Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine] |
13588 | A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine] |
13592 | Beliefs can be ascribed to machines [Quine] |
11911 | Some philosophers always want more from morality; for others, nature is enough [Blackburn] |