20 ideas
23657 | The existence of tensed verbs shows that not all truths are necessary truths [Reid] |
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
23655 | An ad hominem argument is good, if it is shown that the man's principles are inconsistent [Reid] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
12699 | A body would be endless disunited parts, if it did not have a unifying form or soul [Leibniz] |
12700 | Form or soul gives unity and duration; matter gives multiplicity and change [Leibniz] |
12736 | If we understand God and his choices, we have a priori knowledge of contingent truths [Leibniz, by Garber] |
23659 | If someone denies that he is thinking when he is conscious of it, we can only laugh [Reid] |
23662 | The existence of ideas is no more obvious than the existence of external objects [Reid] |
23661 | We are only aware of other beings through our senses; without that, we are alone in the universe [Reid] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
23654 | In obscure matters the few must lead the many, but the many usually lead in common sense [Reid] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
23660 | The theory of ideas, popular with philosophers, means past existence has to be proved [Reid] |
23658 | Consciousness is an indefinable and unique operation [Reid] |
12698 | Every body contains a kind of sense and appetite, or a soul [Leibniz] |
23656 | The structure of languages reveals a uniformity in basic human opinions [Reid] |
23653 | If you can't distinguish the features of a complex object, your notion of it would be a muddle [Reid] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |
23663 | There are axioms of taste - such as a general consensus about a beautiful face [Reid] |