14 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 12899 | The timid student has knowledge without belief, lacking confidence in their correct answer [Lewis] |
| 12897 | To say S knows P, but cannot eliminate not-P, sounds like a contradiction [Lewis] |
| 12898 | Justification is neither sufficient nor necessary for knowledge [Lewis] |
| 12895 | Knowing is context-sensitive because the domain of quantification varies [Lewis, by Cohen,S] |
| 19562 | We have knowledge if alternatives are eliminated, but appropriate alternatives depend on context [Lewis, by Cohen,S] |
| 17488 | Empiricist theories are sets of laws, which give explanations and reductions [Glennan] |
| 17493 | Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan] |
| 17487 | Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan] |
| 17489 | Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan] |
| 17490 | 17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan] |
| 17491 | Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |