14 ideas
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
19381 | The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |
8010 | William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |