15 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
7755 | Singular terms refer, using proper names, definite descriptions, singular personal pronouns, demonstratives, etc. [Lycan] |
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] |
7768 | The truth conditions theory sees meaning as representation [Lycan] |
7766 | Meaning must be known before we can consider verification [Lycan] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |
7764 | Could I successfully use an expression, without actually understanding it? [Lycan] |
7763 | It is hard to state a rule of use for a proper name [Lycan] |
7770 | Truth conditions will come out the same for sentences with 'renate' or 'cordate' [Lycan] |
7773 | A sentence's truth conditions is the set of possible worlds in which the sentence is true [Lycan] |
7774 | Possible worlds explain aspects of meaning neatly - entailment, for example, is the subset relation [Lycan] |