Plato's beard, a metaphor coined by W.V.O. Quine, explores the philosophical challenge of how we talk about and attribute properties…
Nominalism posits that abstract concepts, general terms, and universals lack independent existence, serving merely as names or labels for collections…
Modal possibilism posits that entities that are possible but not actual exist, often conceptualized within possible worlds. This contrasts with…
Explore mere possibilia, hypothetical entities that could exist but don't. These concepts are crucial in philosophy, logic, and modal reasoning,…
Mathematical abstractionism posits that mathematical concepts are derived from physical objects and their properties. These entities don't exist independently but…
A hierarchy ranks entities based on criteria, seen in organizational structures and set theory. Tarski's and cumulative hierarchies are key…
Extension refers to the set of all things a term or concept applies to, contrasting with its intension, which defines…
Asymmetry describes a one-way relationship where if A is related to B, B is not necessarily related back to A.…
AI agents are software programs that can perceive their environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve specific goals autonomously.…
Nouns are words representing people, places, things, or ideas. They are fundamental to sentence structure, acting as subjects, objects, and…