11 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 15148 | Powers give explanations, without being necessary for some class membership [Chakravartty] |
| 22320 | An 'object' is just what can be referred to without possible non-existence [Wittgenstein] |
| 15145 | A kind essence is the necessary and sufficient properties for membership of a class [Chakravartty] |
| 15147 | Cluster kinds are explained simply by sharing some properties, not by an 'essence' [Chakravartty] |
| 15144 | Explanation of causal phenomena concerns essential kinds - but also lack of them [Chakravartty] |
| 18283 | Language pictures the essence of the world [Wittgenstein] |
| 18282 | You can't believe it if you can't imagine a verification for it [Wittgenstein] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 15146 | Some kinds, such as electrons, have essences, but 'cluster kinds' do not [Chakravartty] |
| 15151 | Many causal laws do not refer to kinds, but only to properties [Chakravartty] |