10 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
18261 | A simplification which is complete constitutes a definition [Kant] |
22275 | Logic gives us the necessary rules which show us how we ought to think [Kant] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
18260 | If we knew what we know, we would be astonished [Kant] |
23226 | There is a single mouse neuron which has 862 inputs and 626 outputs [Cobb] |
23216 | The brain is not passive, and merely processing inputs; it is active, and intervenes in the world [Cobb] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |