5 ideas
16541 | All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza] |
14365 | Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens] |
14368 | We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens] |
14369 | Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |