7 ideas
9764 | Inspiration and social improvement need wisdom, but not professional philosophy [Quine] |
2945 | Most philosophers start with reality and then examine knowledge; Descartes put the study of knowledge first [Lehrer] |
9763 | For a good theory of the world, we must focus on our flabby foundational vocabulary [Quine] |
2946 | You cannot demand an analysis of a concept without knowing the purpose of the analysis [Lehrer] |
13230 | Particular essence is often captured by generality [Steiner,M] |
13229 | Maybe an instance of a generalisation is more explanatory than the particular case [Steiner,M] |
13231 | Explanatory proofs rest on 'characterizing properties' of entities or structure [Steiner,M] |