8 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
17304 | As causation links across time, grounding links the world across levels [Schaffer,J] |
17306 | If ground is transitive and irreflexive, it has a strict partial ordering, giving structure [Schaffer,J] |
6027 | From the fact that some men die, we cannot infer that they all do [Philodemus] |
17308 | Explaining 'Adam ate the apple' depends on emphasis, and thus implies a contrast [Schaffer,J] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
17305 | I take what is fundamental to be the whole spatiotemporal manifold and its fields [Schaffer,J] |
17307 | Nowadays causation is usually understood in terms of equations and variable ranges [Schaffer,J] |