Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    The train of x, defined as the maximal connected string c... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Trains, under the simple account using abstraction principles, are abstract entities rather than concrete physical objects.

    The train of x, defined as the maximal connected string containing x, inherits causal and spatiotemporal properties from its concrete carriages, satisfying paradigm criteria for concreteness.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Causal properties(as used in metaphysics)
    Characteristics that describe how something causes or produces effects—basically, what a thing does to make other things happen.
    concrete (in philosophy)(referring to actual physical things that have causal and spatiotemporal properties)
    Real, physical objects that actually exist in the world—like a table or a person—as opposed to abstract ideas like justice or numbers.
    inherits (in philosophy)(describing how the train of x gets its properties from its carriages)
    Receives or acquires properties from something else, similar to how a child inherits traits from parents.
    maximal connected string(describing how the 'train of x' is defined)
    The largest possible group of things that are all linked together without any breaks or gaps between them.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    paradigm criteria(explaining what makes something count as genuinely 'concrete')
    The standard or ideal examples that define what something truly is—the main characteristics something needs to qualify as that thing.
    spatiotemporal properties(describing what the train of x inherits from its carriages)
    Features related to where something is located in space and when it exists in time—its position, size, and duration.

    Connections

    1 topic

    Modality & Possibility1 linked

    Related

    Trains, under the simple account using abstraction principles, are abstract enti...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)
    Edits
    1 edit

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective