15 ideas
| 10245 | One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré] |
| 1630 | We can only see an alien language in terms of our own thought structures (e.g. physical/abstract) [Quine] |
| 5747 | "No entity without identity" - our ontology must contain items with settled identity conditions [Quine, by Melia] |
| 7925 | There is no proper identity concept for properties, and it is hard to distinguish one from two [Quine] |
| 13387 | Our conceptual scheme becomes more powerful when we posit abstract objects [Quine] |
| 8277 | I prefer 'no object without identity' to Quine's 'no entity without identity' [Lowe on Quine] |
| 7544 | Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe] |
| 7541 | Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe] |
| 7543 | We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe] |
| 1631 | You could know the complete behavioural conditions for a foreign language, and still not know their beliefs [Quine] |
| 1632 | Translation of our remote past or language could be as problematic as alien languages [Quine] |
| 7540 | Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe] |
| 7538 | The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe] |
| 7542 | The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe] |
| 7539 | To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe] |