7 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
5437 | The claim of hermeneutics to give knowledge through understanding is challenged by positivism [Mautner on Dilthey] |
16730 | If matter is entirely atoms, anything else we notice in it can only be modes [Gassendi] |
5436 | Natural science seeks explanation; human sciences seek understanding [Dilthey, by Mautner] |
16619 | We observe qualities, and use 'induction' to refer to the substances lying under them [Gassendi] |
16593 | Atoms are not points, but hard indivisible things, which no force in nature can divide [Gassendi] |
16729 | How do mere atoms produce qualities like colour, flavour and odour? [Gassendi] |