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Single Idea 3212
[filed under theme 11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
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Full Idea
Beliefs are maps by which we steer.
Gist of Idea
Beliefs are maps by which we steer
Source
Frank P. Ramsey (works [1928]), quoted by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind p.259 n5
Book Ref
Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.259
The
23 ideas
from Frank P. Ramsey
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3750
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"It is true that x" means no more than x
[Ramsey]
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18818
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Sentence meaning is given by the actions to which it would lead
[Ramsey]
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13427
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Either 'a = b' vacuously names the same thing, or absurdly names different things
[Ramsey]
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13426
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Formalists neglect content, but the logicists have focused on generalizations, and neglected form
[Ramsey]
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13425
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Formalism is hopeless, because it focuses on propositions and ignores concepts
[Ramsey]
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13428
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Reducibility: to every non-elementary function there is an equivalent elementary function
[Ramsey]
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13430
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Infinity: there is an infinity of distinguishable individuals
[Ramsey]
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13334
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Contradictions are either purely logical or mathematical, or they involved thought and language
[Ramsey]
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22328
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I just confront the evidence, and let it act on me
[Ramsey]
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22325
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A belief is knowledge if it is true, certain and obtained by a reliable process
[Ramsey]
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19724
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Belief is knowledge if it is true, certain, and obtained by a reliable process
[Ramsey]
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6894
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Mental terms can be replaced in a sentence by a variable and an existential quantifier
[Ramsey]
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10993
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Ramsey's Test: believe the consequent if you believe the antecedent
[Ramsey, by Read]
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9418
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All knowledge needs systematizing, and the axioms would be the laws of nature
[Ramsey]
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9420
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Causal laws result from the simplest axioms of a complete deductive system
[Ramsey]
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14279
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Asking 'If p, will q?' when p is uncertain, then first add p hypothetically to your knowledge
[Ramsey]
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19143
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Ramsey gave axioms for an uncertain agent to decide their preferences
[Ramsey, by Davidson]
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13766
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'If' is the same as 'given that', so the degrees of belief should conform to probability theory
[Ramsey, by Ramsey]
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8494
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Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact
[Ramsey]
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8495
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The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language
[Ramsey]
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8493
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We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities
[Ramsey]
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6409
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The 'simple theory of types' distinguishes levels among properties
[Ramsey, by Grayling]
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3212
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Beliefs are maps by which we steer
[Ramsey]
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