11 ideas
18009 | Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
13795 | Properties only have identity in the context of their contraries [Elder] |
13798 | Maybe we should give up the statue [Elder] |
13797 | The loss of an essential property means the end of an existence [Elder] |
13794 | Essential properties by nature occur in clusters or packages [Elder] |
13796 | Essential properties are bound together, and would be lost together [Elder] |
23304 | The ancient Memorists said virtually all types of thinking could be done simply by memory [Sorabji] |
23303 | Stoics say true memory needs reflection and assent, but animals only have perceptual recognition [Sorabji] |
6649 | Chomsky now says concepts are basically innate, as well as syntax [Chomsky, by Lowe] |
18007 | Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
18006 | Chomsky's 'interpretative semantics' says syntax comes first, and is then interpreted [Chomsky, by Magidor] |