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3061 | Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius] |
Full Idea: Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing. | |
From: report of Anaxarchus (fragments/reports [c.340 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 09.10.1 |
7296 | 'Grue' is not a colour [Milsted] |
Full Idea: 'Grue' is not a colour. | |
From: Tom Milsted (talk [2006]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas) | |
A reaction: This simple observation strikes me as rather crucial in assessing Goodman's paradox. Blue is a colour, but grue is some sort of behaviour. Blue is a secondary quality, but grue seems to be a primary quality. |
7258 | The forefather of modern intuitionism is Richard Price [Price,R, by Dancy,J] |
Full Idea: The forefather of modern intuitionism is Richard Price. | |
From: report of Richard Price (works [1760]) by Jonathan Dancy - Intuitionism |