7 ideas
12251 | Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes] |
18284 | Particulars can be verified or falsified, but general statements can only be falsified (conclusively) [Popper] |
22330 | Grice said patterns of use are often semantically irrelevant, because it is a pragmatic matter [Grice, by Glock] |
18045 | Grice's maxim of quality says do not assert what you believe to be false [Grice, by Magidor] |
18044 | Grice's maxim of manner requires one to be as brief as possible [Grice, by Magidor] |
18046 | Grice's maxim of quantity says be sufficiently informative [Grice, by Magidor] |
16772 | An angelic mind would not experience pain, even when connected to a human body [Descartes, by Pasnau] |