10 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
| 8978 | Events are made of other things, and are not fundamental to ontology [Bennett] |
| 11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
| 17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
| 17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 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] |
| 10364 | Facts are about the world, not in it, so they can't cause anything [Bennett] |