11 ideas
| 18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
| 19044 | Saying truths fit experience adds nothing to truth; nothing makes sentences true [Davidson] |
| 22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
| 6400 | Without the dualism of scheme and content, not much is left of empiricism [Davidson] |
| 18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
| 6398 | Different points of view make sense, but they must be plotted on a common background [Davidson] |
| 6399 | Criteria of translation give us the identity of conceptual schemes [Davidson] |
| 17402 | Mendeleev saw three principles in nature: matter, force and spirit (where the latter seems to be essence) [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
| 17399 | Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev] |
| 17400 | Mendeleev focused on abstract elements, not simple substances, so he got to their essence [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
| 17401 | Mendeleev had a view of elements which allowed him to overlook some conflicting observations [Mendeleev] |