16 ideas
8766 | In much wisdom is much grief [Anon (Ecc)] |
2945 | Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer] |
8767 | Sorrow is better than laughter [Anon (Ecc)] |
7494 | Laughter is mad; of mirth, what doeth it? [Anon (Ecc)] |
2946 | You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer] |
7301 | The phenomenalist says that to be is to be perceivable [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
7302 | Linguistic phenomenalism says we can eliminate talk of physical objects [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
7303 | If we lack enough sense-data, are we to say that parts of reality are 'indeterminate'? [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
7299 | Primary qualities can be described mathematically, unlike secondary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
7300 | An object cannot remain an object without its primary qualities [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
9329 | Justification is coherence with a background system; if irrefutable, it is knowledge [Lehrer] |
7297 | My justifications might be very coherent, but totally unconnected to the world [Cardinal/Hayward/Jones] |
9330 | Generalization seems to be more fundamental to minds than spotting similarities [Lehrer] |
9328 | All conscious states can be immediately known when attention is directed to them [Lehrer] |
8765 | All is vanity, saith the Preacher [Anon (Ecc)] |
8768 | Books are endless, and study is wearisome [Anon (Ecc)] |