13 ideas
14600 | Analysis aims at secure necessary and sufficient conditions [Schaffer,J] |
14603 | 'Reification' occurs if we mistake a concept for a thing [Schaffer,J] |
14607 | T adds □p→p for reflexivity, and is ideal for modeling lawhood [Schaffer,J] |
14604 | If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J] |
14599 | Three types of reduction: Theoretical (of terms), Definitional (of concepts), Ontological (of reality) [Schaffer,J] |
15464 | The distinction between dispositional and 'categorical' properties leads to confusion [Lewis] |
14605 | Tropes are the same as events [Schaffer,J] |
15463 | All dispositions must have causal bases [Lewis] |
15461 | A 'finkish' disposition is real, but disappears when the stimulus occurs [Lewis] |
14601 | Individuation aims to count entities, by saying when there is one [Schaffer,J] |
15462 | Backtracking counterfactuals go from supposed events to their required causal antecedents [Lewis] |
14606 | Only ideal conceivability could indicate what is possible [Schaffer,J] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |