14 ideas
6859 | Analytic philosophy has much higher standards of thinking than continental philosophy [Williamson] |
18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
6862 | Fuzzy logic uses a continuum of truth, but it implies contradictions [Williamson] |
22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
6858 | Formal logic struck me as exactly the language I wanted to think in [Williamson] |
6863 | Close to conceptual boundaries judgement is too unreliable to give knowledge [Williamson] |
6861 | What sort of logic is needed for vague concepts, and what sort of concept of truth? [Williamson] |
6860 | How can one discriminate yellow from red, but not the colours in between? [Williamson] |
18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
20180 | A happy and joyous life must largely be a quiet life [Russell] |
20177 | Boredom always involves not being fully occupied [Russell] |
20178 | Life is now more interesting, but boredom is more frightening [Russell] |
20176 | Boredom is an increasingly strong motivating power [Russell] |
20179 | Happiness involves enduring boredom, and the young should be taught this [Russell] |