15 ideas
22664 | I do not care if my trivial beliefs are false, and I have no interest in many truths [Nozick] |
22665 | Maybe James was depicting the value of truth, and not its nature [Nozick] |
7720 | Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe] |
7712 | On substances, Leibniz emphasises unity, Spinoza independence, Locke relations to qualities [Lowe] |
7710 | Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe] |
7711 | Science requires a causal theory - perception of an object must be an experience caused by the object [Lowe] |
13165 | Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus] |
7714 | Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe] |
22662 | In the instrumental view of rationality it only concerns means, and not ends [Nozick] |
22663 | Rationality is normally said to concern either giving reasons, or reliability [Nozick] |
22666 | Is it rational to believe a truth which leads to permanent misery? [Nozick] |
22667 | Rationality needs some self-consciousness, to also evaluate how we acquired our reasons [Nozick] |
7715 | Mentalese isn't a language, because it isn't conventional, or a means of public communication [Lowe] |
9569 | The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus] |
7722 | If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe] |