4 ideas
9182 | Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett] |
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
4871 | A thing is free if it acts only by the necessity of its own nature [Spinoza] |
9181 | The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett] |