Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Carl Hoefer, Keith Devlin and Bertrand Russell
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / a. Rationality
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It is rational to believe in reality, despite the lack of demonstrative reasons for it [Russell]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / a. Nature of Judgement
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Knowledge of truths applies to judgements; knowledge by acquaintance applies to sensations and things [Russell]
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Russell's 'multiple relations' theory says beliefs attach to ingredients, not to propositions [Russell, by Linsky,B]
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Truth is when a mental state corresponds to a complex unity of external constituents [Russell]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error
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Surprise is a criterion of error [Russell]
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Do incorrect judgements have non-existent, or mental, or external objects? [Russell]
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To explain false belief we should take belief as relating to a proposition's parts, not to the whole thing [Russell]
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In order to explain falsehood, a belief must involve several terms, not two [Russell]
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The theory of error seems to need the existence of the non-existent [Russell]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 1. Content
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The complexity of the content correlates with the complexity of the object [Russell]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content
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We don't assert private thoughts; the objects are part of what we assert [Russell]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
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A universal of which we are aware is called a 'concept' [Russell]
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 7. Abstracta by Equivalence
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Abstraction principles identify a common property, which is some third term with the right relation [Russell]
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The principle of Abstraction says a symmetrical, transitive relation analyses into an identity [Russell]
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A certain type of property occurs if and only if there is an equivalence relation [Russell]
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