6575 | Philosophy may never find foundations, and may undermine our lives in the process |
6585 | Rationality is threatened by fear of inconsistency, illusions of absolutes or relativism, and doubt |
6557 | Humans may never be able to attain a world view which is both rich and consistent |
6568 | A game can be played, despite having inconsistent rules |
6560 | The law of noncontradiction is traditionally the most basic principle of rationality |
6565 | The law of noncontradiction makes the distinction between asserting something and denying it |
6574 | Legal reasoning is analogical, not deductive |
6582 | Conventions can only work if they are based on something non-conventional |
6576 | My view is 'circumspect rationalism' - that only our intellect can comprehend the world |
6589 | Knowledge is legitimate only if all relevant defeaters have been eliminated |
6596 | For coherentists, circularity is acceptable if the circle is large, rich and coherent |
6597 | A rule of justification might be: don't raise the level of scrutiny without a good reason |
6588 | Scepticism is cartesian (sceptical scenarios), or Humean (future), or Pyrrhonian (suspend belief) |
6590 | Scepticism deals in remote possibilities that are ineliminable and set the standard very high |
6578 | For Kant, experience is relative to a scheme, but there are no further possible schemes |
6583 | Radical perspectivism replaces Kant's necessary scheme with many different schemes |
6555 | We are also irrational, with a unique ability to believe in bizarre self-created fictions |
6605 | Critics must be causally entangled with their subject matter |
6607 | The word 'beautiful', when deprived of context, is nearly contentless |
6604 | Saying 'It's all a matter to taste' ignores the properties of the object discussed |
6586 | Cynics are committed to morality, but disappointed or disgusted by human failings |
6572 | Deterrence, prevention, rehabilitation and retribution can come into conflict in punishments |
6573 | Retributivists say a crime can be 'paid for'; deterrentists still worry about potential victims |