13 ideas
22026 | Philosophy is homesickness - the urge to be at home everywhere [Novalis] |
14187 | If logic is topic-neutral that means it delves into all subjects, rather than having a pure subject matter [Read] |
14188 | Not all arguments are valid because of form; validity is just true premises and false conclusion being impossible [Read] |
14182 | If the logic of 'taller of' rests just on meaning, then logic may be the study of merely formal consequence [Read] |
14183 | Maybe arguments are only valid when suppressed premises are all stated - but why? [Read] |
14184 | In modus ponens the 'if-then' premise contributes nothing if the conclusion follows anyway [Read] |
14186 | Logical connectives contain no information, but just record combination relations between facts [Read] |
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
14185 | Conditionals are just a shorthand for some proof, leaving out the details [Read] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
19591 | Desire for perfection is an illness, if it turns against what is imperfect [Novalis] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |