23 ideas
8195 | Undecidable statements result from quantifying over infinites, subjunctive conditionals, and the past tense [Dummett] |
8194 | Surely there is no exact single grain that brings a heap into existence [Dummett] |
8190 | Intuitionists rely on the proof of mathematical statements, not their truth [Dummett] |
5062 | First: there must be reasons; Second: why anything at all?; Third: why this? [Leibniz] |
8198 | A 'Cambridge Change' is like saying 'the landscape changes as you travel east' [Dummett] |
19377 | A monad and its body are living, so life is everywhere, and comes in infinite degrees [Leibniz] |
8192 | I no longer think what a statement about the past says is just what can justify it [Dummett] |
8199 | The existence of a universe without sentience or intelligence is an unintelligible fantasy [Dummett] |
19353 | 'Perception' is basic internal representation, and 'apperception' is reflective knowledge of perception [Leibniz] |
7544 | Many people imagine that to experience is to understand [Goethe] |
7541 | Man never understands how anthropomorphic he is [Goethe] |
5061 | Animals are semi-rational because they connect facts, but they don't see causes [Leibniz] |
7543 | We gain self-knowledge through action, not thought - especially when doing our duty [Goethe] |
8193 | Verification is not an individual but a collective activity [Dummett] |
8189 | Truth-condition theorists must argue use can only be described by appeal to conditions of truth [Dummett] |
8191 | The truth-conditions theory must get agreement on a conception of truth [Dummett] |
7540 | Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws [Goethe] |
5063 | Music charms, although its beauty is the harmony of numbers [Leibniz] |
7538 | The happiest people link the beginning and end of life [Goethe] |
7542 | The best form of government teaches us to govern ourselves [Goethe] |
7539 | To get duties from people without rights, you must pay them well [Goethe] |
8197 | Maybe past (which affects us) and future (which we can affect) are both real [Dummett] |
8196 | The present cannot exist alone as a mere boundary; past and future truths are rendered meaningless [Dummett] |