Ideas from 'Against the Logicians (two books)' by Sextus Empiricus [180], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Against the Logicians' by Sextus Empiricus (ed/tr Bury,R.G.) [Harvard Loeb 1997,0-674-99321-7]].
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis
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Ordinary speech is not exact about what is true; we say we are digging a well before the well exists
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties
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Some properties are inseparable from a thing, such as the length, breadth and depth of a body
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13. Knowledge Criteria / A. Justification Problems / 1. Justification / b. Need for justification
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Fools, infants and madmen may speak truly, but do not know
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 3. Reliabilism / a. Reliable knowledge
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Madmen are reliable reporters of what appears to them
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 2. Origin of Concepts / b. Empirical concepts
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We can only dream of a winged man if we have experienced men and some winged thing
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