17 ideas
8868 | Objective truth arises from interpersonal communication [Davidson] |
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
16025 | If things change they become different - but then no one thing undergoes the change! [Gallois] |
16026 | 4D: time is space-like; a thing is its history; past and future are real; or things extend in time [Gallois] |
16027 | If two things are equal, each side involves a necessity, so the equality is necessary [Gallois] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
8867 | A belief requires understanding the distinctions of true-and-false, and appearance-and-reality [Davidson] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
10347 | Objectivity is intersubjectivity [Davidson] |
8866 | If we know other minds through behaviour, but not our own, we should assume they aren't like me [Davidson] |
10346 | Knowing other minds rests on knowing both one's own mind and the external world [Davidson, by Dummett] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
8870 | Content of thought is established through communication, so knowledge needs other minds [Davidson] |
8869 | The principle of charity attributes largely consistent logic and largely true beliefs to speakers [Davidson] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |