8 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
2614 | Modern phenomenalism holds that objects are logical constructions out of sense-data [Ayer] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
2615 | The concept of sense-data allows us to discuss appearances without worrying about reality [Ayer] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |
8119 | Art aims only at beauty, of form, of idea, and (above all) of expression [Winckelmann, by Tolstoy] |