“From a philosophical point of view, Leibniz's most interesting argument was that absolute space conflicted with what he called the principle of the identity of indiscernibles (PII). PII says that if two objects are indiscernible, then they are identical, i.e.… — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
“Philosophers have long regarded intentionality as a puzzling phenomenon, for it is hard to see how it can arise in a purely physical world. After all, mental states presumably depend ultimately on the brain, and thus on neurons and their… — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
“Philosophers have long regarded intentionality as a puzzling phenomenon, for it is hard to see how it can arise in a purely physical world.… — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
“Simpler theories may be more convenient to work with, but they are not intrinsically more probable than complex ones.” — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
“Firstly, it meant that the issue between competing paradigms could not be resolved by simply appealing to ‘the data’ or ‘the facts’, for what… — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
“From a philosophical point of view, Leibniz's most interesting argument was that absolute space conflicted with what he called the principle of the identity… — Samir Okasha Copy Share Image
