11 ideas
14963 | Surely the past phases of a thing are not parts of the thing? [Broad] |
14759 | A thing is simply a long event, linked by qualities, and spatio-temporal unity [Broad] |
11842 | If short-lived happenings like car crashes are 'events', why not long-lived events like Dover Cliffs? [Broad] |
7628 | Broad rejects the inferential component of the representative theory [Broad, by Maund] |
5126 | A carelessly thrown brick is condemned much more if it hits someone [Smith,A, by Harman] |
20991 | People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A] |
20680 | Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari] |
8160 | The present and past exist, but the future does not [Broad, by Dummett] |
14609 | We could say present and past exist, but not future, so that each event adds to the total history [Broad] |
22933 | We imagine the present as a spotlight, moving across events from past to future [Broad] |
7604 | Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion [Amos, by Armstrong,K] |