13 ideas
10528 | Definitions concern how we should speak, not how things are [Fine,K] |
6021 | It is only when we say a proposition that we speak truly or falsely [Sext.Empiricus] |
6020 | 'Man is a rational mortal animal' is equivalent to 'if something is a man, that thing is a rational mortal animal' [Sext.Empiricus] |
10529 | If Hume's Principle can define numbers, we needn't worry about its truth [Fine,K] |
10530 | Hume's Principle is either adequate for number but fails to define properly, or vice versa [Fine,K] |
6026 | How can you investigate without some preconception of your object? [Sext.Empiricus] |
10527 | An abstraction principle should not 'inflate', producing more abstractions than objects [Fine,K] |
6032 | Right actions, once done, are those with a reasonable justification [Sext.Empiricus] |
19896 | It is not a law if not endorsed by the public [Hooker,R] |
19891 | Rule of law is superior to autonomy, because citizens can see what is expected [Hooker,R] |
19897 | Human laws must accord with the general laws of Nature [Hooker,R] |
1517 | The tektraktys (1+2+3+4=10) is the 'fount of ever-flowing nature' [Sext.Empiricus] |
17005 | Natural things observe certain laws, and things cannot do otherwise if they retain their forms [Hooker,R] |