14 ideas
19441 | All philosophies presuppose their historical moment, and arise from it [Feuerbach] |
19442 | I don't study Plato for his own sake; the primary aim is always understanding [Feuerbach] |
19444 | Each proposition has an antithesis, and truth exists as its refutation [Feuerbach] |
19445 | A dialectician has to be his own opponent [Feuerbach] |
19443 | Truth forges an impersonal unity between people [Feuerbach] |
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
19446 | To our consciousness it is language which looks unreal [Feuerbach] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
19447 | The Absolute is the 'and' which unites 'spirit and nature' [Feuerbach] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |
5467 | Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis] |