15 ideas
| 4261 | The Lottery Paradox says each ticket is likely to lose, so there probably won't be a winner [Bonjour, by PG] |
| 17611 | We want the essence of continuity, by showing its origin in arithmetic [Dedekind] |
| 10572 | A cut between rational numbers creates and defines an irrational number [Dedekind] |
| 17612 | Arithmetic is just the consequence of counting, which is the successor operation [Dedekind] |
| 18087 | If x changes by less and less, it must approach a limit [Dedekind] |
| 4255 | Externalist theories of knowledge are one species of foundationalism [Bonjour] |
| 4257 | The big problem for foundationalism is to explain how basic beliefs are possible [Bonjour] |
| 4256 | The main argument for foundationalism is that all other theories involve a regress leading to scepticism [Bonjour] |
| 4258 | Extreme externalism says no more justification is required than the truth of the belief [Bonjour] |
| 4259 | External reliability is not enough, if the internal state of the believer is known to be irrational [Bonjour] |
| 4260 | Even if there is no obvious irrationality, it may be irrational to base knowledge entirely on external criteria [Bonjour] |
| 4581 | Virtues and vices are like secondary qualities in perception, found in observers, not objects [Hume] |
| 4580 | All virtues benefit either the public, or the individual who possesses them [Hume] |
| 4579 | The idea of a final cause is very uncertain and unphilosophical [Hume] |
| 20705 | That events could be uncaused is absurd; I only say intuition and demonstration don't show this [Hume] |