19 ideas
23657 | The existence of tensed verbs shows that not all truths are necessary truths [Reid] |
2661 | Dialectic is speech cast in the form of logical argument [Cicero] |
23655 | An ad hominem argument is good, if it is shown that the man's principles are inconsistent [Reid] |
2673 | There cannot be more than one truth [Cicero] |
2669 | Dialectic assumes that all statements are either true or false, but self-referential paradoxes are a big problem [Cicero] |
23659 | If someone denies that he is thinking when he is conscious of it, we can only laugh [Reid] |
23662 | The existence of ideas is no more obvious than the existence of external objects [Reid] |
23661 | We are only aware of other beings through our senses; without that, we are alone in the universe [Reid] |
2664 | If we have complete healthy senses, what more could the gods give us? [Cicero] |
23654 | In obscure matters the few must lead the many, but the many usually lead in common sense [Reid] |
23660 | The theory of ideas, popular with philosophers, means past existence has to be proved [Reid] |
2665 | How can there be a memory of what is false? [Cicero] |
20800 | Every true presentation can have a false one of the same quality [Cicero] |
23658 | Consciousness is an indefinable and unique operation [Reid] |
23656 | The structure of languages reveals a uniformity in basic human opinions [Reid] |
23653 | If you can't distinguish the features of a complex object, your notion of it would be a muddle [Reid] |
23663 | There are axioms of taste - such as a general consensus about a beautiful face [Reid] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
2672 | Virtues must be very detached, to avoid being motivated by pleasure [Cicero] |