13 ideas
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |