9 ideas
21982 | I only wish I had such eyes as to see Nobody! It's as much as I can do to see real people. [Carroll,L] |
12177 | Human artefacts may have essences, in their purposes [Popper] |
12176 | Science does not aim at ultimate explanations [Popper] |
23169 | Democratic institutions become impossible in a fanatical democracy [Russell] |
23170 | Liberal opinions are tentative rather than dogmatic, and are always responsive to new evidence [Russell] |
23171 | Empiricism is ethically superior, because dogmatism favours persecution and hatred [Russell] |
23172 | Empiricist Liberalism is the only view for someone who favours scientific evidence and happiness [Russell] |
12175 | Galilean science aimed at true essences, as the ultimate explanations [Popper] |
12179 | Essentialist views of science prevent further questions from being raised [Popper] |