8 ideas
21552 | Common speech is vague; its vocabulary and syntax must be modified, for precision [Russell] |
21551 | Empirical words need ostensive definition, which makes them egocentric [Russell] |
12712 | Substance is that which can act [Leibniz] |
3597 | Foundations need not precede other beliefs [Wittgenstein] |
3596 | Total doubt can't even get started [Wittgenstein, by Williams,M] |
12737 | Nature can be fully explained by final causes alone, or by efficient causes alone [Leibniz] |
4721 | If you are not certain of any fact, you cannot be certain of the meaning of your words either [Wittgenstein] |
21550 | Science reduces indexicals to a minimum, but they can never be eliminated from empirical matters [Russell] |