7 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
16978 | If conceivability is a priori coherence, that implies possibility [Tahko] |
16975 | Essences are used to explain natural kinds, modality, and causal powers [Tahko] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
16976 | Scientific essentialists tend to characterise essence in terms of modality (not vice versa) [Tahko] |
16977 | If essence is modal and laws are necessary, essentialist knowledge is found by scientists [Tahko] |
16711 | Heretics should be eradicated like wolves [Aquinas] |