7 ideas
10066 | Putnam coined the term 'if-thenism' [Putnam, by Musgrave] |
16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
4051 | People will volunteer for euthanasia because they think other people want them dead [Kamisar] |
4050 | We only allow voluntary euthanasia to someone who is both sane and crazed by pain [Kamisar] |
16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |