12 ideas
9254 | In philosophy the truth can only be reached via the ruins of the false [Prichard] |
9465 | Substitutional universal quantification retains truth for substitution of terms of the same type [Jacquette] |
9466 | Nominalists like substitutional quantification to avoid the metaphysics of objects [Jacquette] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
9256 | I see the need to pay a debt in a particular instance, and any instance will do [Prichard] |
9257 | The complexities of life make it almost impossible to assess morality from a universal viewpoint [Prichard] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
9255 | Seeing the goodness of an effect creates the duty to produce it, not the desire [Prichard] |
22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |