19 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
21544 | It seems that when a proposition is false, something must fail to subsist [Russell] |
21539 | Excluded middle can be stated psychologically, as denial of p implies assertion of not-p [Russell] |
21538 | If two people perceive the same object, the object of perception can't be in the mind [Russell] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
21534 | The only thing we can say about relations is that they relate [Russell] |
21540 | Relational propositions seem to be 'about' their terms, rather than about the relation [Russell] |
21536 | When I perceive a melody, I do not perceive the notes as existing [Russell] |
21535 | Objects only exist if they 'occupy' space and time [Russell] |
21533 | Contingency arises from tensed verbs changing the propositions to which they refer [Russell] |
21537 | I assume we perceive the actual objects, and not their 'presentations' [Russell] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
21532 | Full empiricism is not tenable, but empirical investigation is always essential [Russell] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
8130 | Qualities of experience are just representational aspects of experience ('Representationalism') [Harman, by Burge] |
21542 | Do incorrect judgements have non-existent, or mental, or external objects? [Russell] |
21541 | The complexity of the content correlates with the complexity of the object [Russell] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |
21543 | If p is false, then believing not-p is knowing a truth, so negative propositions must exist [Russell] |