10 ideas
6021 | It is only when we say a proposition that we speak truly or falsely [Sext.Empiricus] |
6020 | 'Man is a rational mortal animal' is equivalent to 'if something is a man, that thing is a rational mortal animal' [Sext.Empiricus] |
14979 | Being alone doesn't guarantee intrinsic properties; 'being alone' is itself extrinsic [Lewis, by Sider] |
15454 | Extrinsic properties come in degrees, with 'brother' less extrinsic than 'sibling' [Lewis] |
9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
15455 | Total intrinsic properties give us what a thing is [Lewis] |
6026 | How can you investigate without some preconception of your object? [Sext.Empiricus] |
9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |
6032 | Right actions, once done, are those with a reasonable justification [Sext.Empiricus] |
1517 | The tektraktys (1+2+3+4=10) is the 'fount of ever-flowing nature' [Sext.Empiricus] |