10 ideas
23367 | Even pointing a finger should only be done for a reason [Epictetus] |
19048 | Contextual definition shifted the emphasis from words to whole sentences [Quine] |
19047 | Bentham's contextual definitions preserved terms after their denotation became doubtful [Quine] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
19049 | In scientific theories sentences are too brief to be independent vehicles of empirical meaning [Quine] |
19046 | Empiricism improvements: words for ideas, then sentences, then systems, then no analytic, then naturalism [Quine] |
18967 | A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine] |
18968 | The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine] |
19050 | Holism in language blurs empirical synthetic and empty analytic sentences [Quine] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |