Ideas of Vassilis Politis, by Theme

[Greek, fl. 2004, Lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin.]

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis]
3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 4. Uses of Truth
'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing
Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / b. Essence not necessities
Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic