12 ideas
14767 | The demonstrations of the metaphysicians are all moonshine [Peirce] |
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
14764 | I am saturated with the spirit of physical science [Peirce] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
15990 | Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke] |
15994 | If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke] |
14768 | Infallibility in science is just a joke [Peirce] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
14765 | Association of ideas is the best philosophical idea of the prescientific age [Peirce] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
14766 | Duns Scotus offers perhaps the best logic and metaphysics for modern physical science [Peirce] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |