13 ideas
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
15842 | An ad hominem refutation is reasonable, if it uses the opponent's assumptions [Harte,V] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
15841 | Mereology began as a nominalist revolt against the commitments of set theory [Harte,V] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |
15858 | Traditionally, the four elements are just what persists through change [Harte,V] |
15848 | Mereology treats constitution as a criterion of identity, as shown in the axiom of extensionality [Harte,V] |
15837 | What exactly is a 'sum', and what exactly is 'composition'? [Harte,V] |
15839 | If something is 'more than' the sum of its parts, is the extra thing another part, or not? [Harte,V] |
15838 | The problem with the term 'sum' is that it is singular [Harte,V] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |