10 ideas
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
18699 | Carnap tried to define all scientific predicates in terms of primitive relations, using type theory [Carnap, by Button] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
12131 | All concepts can be derived from a few basics, making possible one science of everything [Carnap, by Brody] |
17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
22745 | Pherecydes said the first principle and element is earth [Pherecydes, by Sext.Empiricus] |
17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |
5883 | Pherecydes was the first to say that the soul is eternal [Pherecydes, by Cicero] |