12 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
17990 | Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber] |
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
17988 | Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber] |
17989 | Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
17991 | Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |