6 ideas
18284 | Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper] |
22244 | 'Partial reference' is when the subject thinks two objects are one object [Field,H, by Recanati] |
23169 | Democratic institutions become impossible in a fanatical democracy [Russell] |
23170 | Liberal opinions are tentative rather than dogmatic, and are always responsive to new evidence [Russell] |
23172 | Empiricist Liberalism is the only view for someone who favours scientific evidence and happiness [Russell] |
23171 | Empiricism is ethically superior, because dogmatism favours persecution and hatred [Russell] |