9 ideas
7910 | Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha] |
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
5845 | Niceratus learnt the whole of Homer by heart, as a guide to goodness [Xenophon] |
7909 | The Eightfold Path concerns morality, wisdom, and tranquillity [Ashvaghosha] |
7908 | At the end of a saint, he is not located in space, but just ceases to be disturbed [Ashvaghosha] |