14 ideas
18859 | Metaphysics is a quest for truthmakers [Tallant] |
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
18861 | Maybe number statements can be paraphrased into quantifications plus identities [Tallant] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
18866 | Maybe only 'positive' truths need truth-makers [Tallant] |
18860 | A truthmaker is the minimal portion of reality that will do the job [Tallant] |
18863 | What is the truthmaker for a possible new power? [Tallant] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
18864 | The wisdom of Plato and of Socrates are not the same property [Tallant] |
18865 | Substance must have two properties: individuation, and property-bearing [Tallant] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
18862 | Are propositions all the thoughts and sentences that are possible? [Tallant] |