12 ideas
19463 | Induction assumes some uniformity in nature, or that in some respects the future is like the past [Ayer] |
19461 | Knowing I exist reveals nothing at all about my nature [Ayer] |
19459 | To say 'I am not thinking' must be false, but it might have been true, so it isn't self-contradictory [Ayer] |
19460 | 'I know I exist' has no counterevidence, so it may be meaningless [Ayer] |
19464 | We only discard a hypothesis after one failure if it appears likely to keep on failing [Ayer] |
19462 | Induction passes from particular facts to other particulars, or to general laws, non-deductively [Ayer] |
3102 | Why don't we experience or remember going to sleep at night? [Magee] |
22252 | Capitalism may actually be the best way to foster community [Conway,D] |
22253 | Capitalism is just the market, with optional limited government, and perhaps democracy [Conway,D] |
22256 | Capitalism prefers representative democracy, which avoids community decision-making [Conway,D] |
22255 | Capitalism breaks up extended families, and must then provide welfare for the lonely people [Conway,D] |
22257 | Capitalism is anti-community, by only valuing individuals, and breaking up families [Conway,D] |