6 ideas
| 3016 | Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius] |
| 16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
| 16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
| 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] |
| 20365 | We only see points in motion, and thereby infer movement [Rescher] |