21 ideas
12780 | We can grasp the wisdom of God a priori [Leibniz] |
6859 | Analytic philosophy has much higher standards of thinking than continental philosophy [Williamson] |
6862 | Fuzzy logic uses a continuum of truth, but it implies contradictions [Williamson] |
6858 | Formal logic struck me as exactly the language I wanted to think in [Williamson] |
12774 | Without a substantial chain to link monads, they would just be coordinated dreams [Leibniz] |
12777 | Monads do not make a unity unless a substantial chain is added to them [Leibniz] |
12782 | Monads control nothing outside of themselves [Leibniz] |
6863 | Close to conceptual boundaries judgement is too unreliable to give knowledge [Williamson] |
12778 | There is active and passive power in the substantial chain and in the essence of a composite [Leibniz] |
12783 | Primitive force is what gives a composite its reality [Leibniz] |
12775 | Things seem to be unified if we see duration, position, interaction and connection [Leibniz] |
12776 | Every substance is alive [Leibniz] |
6861 | What sort of logic is needed for vague concepts, and what sort of concept of truth? [Williamson] |
15990 | Every individual thing which exists has an essence, which is its internal constitution [Locke] |
12753 | A substantial bond of powers is needed to unite composites, in addition to monads [Leibniz] |
12781 | A composite substance is a mere aggregate if its essence is just its parts [Leibniz] |
12779 | There is a reason why not every possible thing exists [Leibniz] |
15994 | If it is knowledge, it is certain; if it isn't certain, it isn't knowledge [Locke] |
6860 | How can one discriminate yellow from red, but not the colours in between? [Williamson] |
12785 | Truth is mutually agreed perception [Leibniz] |
12784 | Allow no more miracles than are necessary [Leibniz] |