6 ideas
6782 | Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam] |
22642 | Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James] |
22181 | Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha] |
22641 | Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
7453 | Galen's medicine followed the mean; each illness was balanced by opposite treatment [Galen, by Hacking] |