11 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
11178 | The essence or definition of an essence involves either a class of properties or a class of propositions [Fine,K] |
18776 | Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts [Linsky,B] |
11175 | Logical concepts rest on certain inferences, not on facts about implications [Fine,K] |
18774 | Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure [Linsky,B] |
11176 | The property of Property Abstraction says any suitable condition must imply a property [Fine,K] |
11174 | A logical truth is true in virtue of the nature of the logical concepts [Fine,K] |
11177 | Can the essence of an object circularly involve itself, or involve another object? [Fine,K] |
11173 | Being a man is a consequence of his essence, not constitutive of it [Fine,K] |
11179 | If there are alternative definitions, then we have three possibilities for essence [Fine,K] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |