11 ideas
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
411 | If we succeed in speaking the truth, we cannot know we have done it [Xenophanes] |
412 | If God had not created honey, men would say figs are sweeter [Xenophanes] |
18967 | A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine] |
18968 | The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
1640 | The basic Eleatic belief was that all things are one [Xenophanes, by Plato] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |
3055 | Xenophanes said the essence of God was spherical and utterly inhuman [Xenophanes, by Diog. Laertius] |
408 | Ethiopian gods have black hair, and Thracian gods have red hair [Xenophanes] |
407 | Mortals believe gods are born, and have voices and clothes just like mortals [Xenophanes] |