15 ideas
5021 | An idea is analysed perfectly when it is shown a priori that it is possible [Leibniz] |
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] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
12899 | The timid student has knowledge without belief, lacking confidence in their correct answer [Lewis] |
12897 | To say S knows P, but cannot eliminate not-P, sounds like a contradiction [Lewis] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
12898 | Justification is neither sufficient nor necessary for knowledge [Lewis] |
5020 | Our thoughts are either dependent, or self-evident. All thoughts seem to end in the self-evident [Leibniz] |
12895 | Knowing is context-sensitive because the domain of quantification varies [Lewis, by Cohen,S] |
19562 | We have knowledge if alternatives are eliminated, but appropriate alternatives depend on context [Lewis, by Cohen,S] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
5019 | Supreme human happiness is the greatest possible increase of his perfection [Leibniz] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |