15 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [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] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
15672 | Actions norms are only valid if everyone possibly affected is involved in the discourse [Habermas] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |