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6982 | Long arithmetic calculations show the a priori can be fallible [Jackson] |
Full Idea: We know that being fallible and being a priori can co-exist - the results of long numerical additions are well-known examples. | |
From: Frank Jackson (From Metaphysics to Ethics [1998], Ch.2) | |
A reaction: I see this realisation as a good example of progress in philosophy. Russell, who says self-evidence comes in degrees, deserves major credit. It is the key idea that once again makes rationalism respectable. |
6991 | We examine objects to determine colour; we do not introspect [Jackson] |
Full Idea: We examine objects to determine their colour; we do not introspect. | |
From: Frank Jackson (From Metaphysics to Ethics [1998], Ch.3) | |
A reaction: Interesting, but the theory of secondary qualities did not arise from experience, but from a theory about what is actually going on. Compare pain appearing to be in your foot. |