10 ideas
14187 | If logic is topic-neutral that means it delves into all subjects, rather than having a pure subject matter [Read] |
14183 | Maybe arguments are only valid when suppressed premises are all stated - but why? [Read] |
14188 | Not all arguments are valid because of form; validity is just true premises and false conclusion being impossible [Read] |
14182 | If the logic of 'taller of' rests just on meaning, then logic may be the study of merely formal consequence [Read] |
14184 | In modus ponens the 'if-then' premise contributes nothing if the conclusion follows anyway [Read] |
14186 | Logical connectives contain no information, but just record combination relations between facts [Read] |
15990 | Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke] |
14185 | Conditionals are just a shorthand for some proof, leaving out the details [Read] |
15994 | If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke] |
2116 | The concept of an existing thing must contain more than the concept of a non-existing thing [Leibniz] |