8 ideas
9182 | Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett] |
5987 | Alcmaeon was the first to say the brain is central to thinking [Alcmaeon, by Staden, von] |
9181 | The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett] |
1554 | Contradiction is impossible, since only one side of the argument refers to the true facts [Prodicus, by Didymus the Blind] |
1555 | People used to think anything helpful to life was a god, as the Egyptians think the Nile a god [Prodicus] |
1543 | He denied the existence of the gods, saying they are just exaltations of things useful for life [Prodicus] |
535 | The gods are just personified human benefits [Prodicus] |
24043 | Soul must be immortal, since it continually moves, like the heavens [Alcmaeon, by Aristotle] |