39 ideas
| 23948 | Wisdom needs both thought and passion, with each reflecting on the other [Solomon] |
| 23942 | Philosophy is creating an intellectual conceptual structure for life [Solomon] |
| 23945 | Reason is actually passions, guided by perspicacious reflection [Solomon] |
| 21548 | The null class is the class with all the non-existents as its members [MacColl, by Lackey] |
| 10301 | The axiom of choice is controversial, but it could be replaced [Shapiro] |
| 10588 | First-order logic is Complete, and Compact, with the Löwenheim-Skolem Theorems [Shapiro] |
| 10298 | Some say that second-order logic is mathematics, not logic [Shapiro] |
| 10299 | If the aim of logic is to codify inferences, second-order logic is useless [Shapiro] |
| 10300 | Logical consequence can be defined in terms of the logical terminology [Shapiro] |
| 10290 | Second-order variables also range over properties, sets, relations or functions [Shapiro] |
| 10297 | The Löwenheim-Skolem theorem seems to be a defect of first-order logic [Shapiro] |
| 10590 | Up Löwenheim-Skolem: if natural numbers satisfy wffs, then an infinite domain satisfies them [Shapiro] |
| 10292 | Downward Löwenheim-Skolem: if there's an infinite model, there is a countable model [Shapiro] |
| 10296 | The Löwenheim-Skolem Theorems fail for second-order languages with standard semantics [Shapiro] |
| 10294 | Second-order logic has the expressive power for mathematics, but an unworkable model theory [Shapiro] |
| 10591 | Logicians use 'property' and 'set' interchangeably, with little hanging on it [Shapiro] |
| 23957 | We often trust our intuitions as rational, despite their lack of reflection [Solomon] |
| 23943 | Distinguishing reason from passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' theory [Solomon] |
| 23952 | I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions [Solomon] |
| 23954 | Emotions are judgements about ourselves, and our place in the world [Solomon] |
| 23961 | The heart of an emotion is its judgement of values and morality [Solomon] |
| 23960 | Emotions are defined by their objects [Solomon] |
| 23965 | Emotions can be analysed under fifteen headings [Solomon] |
| 23959 | Some emotions are externally directed, others internally [Solomon] |
| 23946 | The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts [Solomon] |
| 23940 | Emotions are strategies for maximising our sense of dignity and self-esteem [Solomon] |
| 23949 | Passions exist as emotions, moods and desires, which all generate meaning [Solomon] |
| 23956 | The Myth of the Passions says they are irrational, uncontrolled and damaging [Solomon] |
| 23963 | Which emotions we feel depends on our sense of our own powers [Solomon] |
| 23936 | It is only our passions which give our lives meaning [Solomon] |
| 23953 | Feeling is a superficial aspect of emotion, and may be indeterminate, or even absent [Solomon] |
| 23964 | There are no 'basic' emotions, only socially prevalent ones [Solomon] |
| 23937 | It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa [Solomon] |
| 23947 | Dividing ourselves into confrontational reason and passion destroys our harmonious whole [Solomon] |
| 23958 | The supposed irrationality of our emotions is often tactless or faulty expression of them [Solomon] |
| 23944 | Emotions are our life force, and the source of most of our values [Solomon] |
| 23962 | Lovers adopt the interests of their beloved, rather than just valuing them [Solomon] |
| 23941 | 'Absurdity' is just the result of our wrong choices in life [Solomon] |
| 23955 | Ideologies are mythologies which guide our actions [Solomon] |