12 ideas
9406 | A class is natural when everybody can spot further members of it [Quinton] |
15730 | Extreme nominalists say all classification is arbitrary convention [Quinton] |
15728 | The naturalness of a class depends as much on the observers as on the objects [Quinton] |
9407 | Properties imply natural classes which can be picked out by everybody [Quinton] |
15729 | Uninstantiated properties must be defined using the instantiated ones [Quinton] |
8520 | An individual is a union of a group of qualities and a position [Quinton, by Campbell,K] |
20344 | Music is not an expressive art, because it expresses no familiar emotions [Hanslick, by Wollheim] |
20180 | A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell] |
20178 | Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell] |
20177 | Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell] |
20176 | Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell] |
20179 | Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell] |