9 ideas
19456 | Philosophy is distinguished from other sciences by its complete lack of presuppositions [Feuerbach] |
4037 | Ockham's Razor is the principle that we need reasons to believe in entities [Mellor/Oliver] |
7557 | To solve Zeno's paradox, reject the axiom that the whole has more terms than the parts [Russell] |
10059 | In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell] |
7556 | A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell] |
4027 | Properties are respects in which particular objects may be alike or differ [Mellor/Oliver] |
4029 | Nominalists ask why we should postulate properties at all [Mellor/Oliver] |
7554 | Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp [Russell] |
4039 | Abstractions lack causes, effects and spatio-temporal locations [Mellor/Oliver] |