12 ideas
9254 | In philosophy the truth can only be reached via the ruins of the false [Prichard] |
13163 | Circles must be bounded, so cannot be infinite [Leibniz] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
13162 | Sloth's Syllogism: either it can't happen, or it is inevitable without my effort [Leibniz] |
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] |
9256 | I see the need to pay a debt in a particular instance, and any instance will do [Prichard] |
9257 | The complexities of life make it almost impossible to assess morality from a universal viewpoint [Prichard] |
9255 | Seeing the goodness of an effect creates the duty to produce it, not the desire [Prichard] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |
19339 | Evil is a negation of good, which arises from non-being [Leibniz] |
13164 | God only made sin possible because a much greater good can be derived from it [Leibniz] |