11 ideas
2945 | Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer] |
2946 | You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer] |
10369 | How fine-grained Kim's events are depends on how finely properties are individuated [Kim, by Schaffer,J] |
8974 | Events are composed of an object with an attribute at a time [Kim, by Simons] |
8975 | Events cannot be merely ordered triples, but must specify the link between the elements [Kim, by Simons] |
8976 | If events are ordered triples of items, such things seem to be sets, and hence abstract [Simons on Kim] |
8977 | Since properties like self-identity and being 2+2=4 are timeless, Kim must restrict his properties [Simons on Kim] |
8980 | Kim's theory results in too many events [Simons on Kim] |
21093 | Friendship without community spirit misses out on the main part of virtue [Hume] |
21091 | It would be absurd if even a free constitution did not impose restraints, for the public good [Hume] |
21092 | Nobility either share in the power of the whole, or they compose the power of the whole [Hume] |