11 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
22808 | Liberalism is minimal government, or individual rights, or equality [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
22803 | Can individualist theories justify an obligation to fight in a war? [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
22804 | Autonomy is better achieved within a community [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
22806 | Communitarians avoid oppression for the common good, by means of small mediating communities [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
22807 | If our values are given to us by society then we have no grounds to criticise them [Avineri/De-Shalit] |
17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |