6 ideas
21855 | Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord] |
21699 | Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine] |
19347 | Substance needs independence, unity, and stability (for individuation); also it is a subject, for predicates [Perkins] |
21866 | Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord] |
21700 | Taking sentences as the unit of meaning makes useful paraphrasing possible [Quine] |
21701 | Knowing a word is knowing the meanings of sentences which contain it [Quine] |