14 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
22334 | Analysis must include definitions, search for simples, concept analysis, and Kant's analysis [Glock] |
17311 | Real definitions don't just single out a thing; they must also explain its essence [Koslicki] |
17312 | It is more explanatory if you show how a number is constructed from basic entities and relations [Koslicki] |
17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
17313 | Modern views want essences just to individuate things across worlds and times [Koslicki] |
17309 | For Fine, essences are propositions true because of identity, so they are just real definitions [Koslicki] |
17315 | We need a less propositional view of essence, and so must distinguish it clearly from real definitions [Koslicki] |
22332 | German and British idealism is not about individual ideas, but the intelligibility of reality [Glock] |
17317 | A good explanation captures the real-world dependence among the phenomena [Koslicki] |
22336 | We might say that the family resemblance is just a consequence of meaning-as-use [Glock] |
22335 | The variety of uses of 'game' may be that it has several meanings, and isn't a single concept [Glock] |
17316 | We can abstract to a dependent entity by blocking out features of its bearer [Koslicki] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |