5 ideas
| 14365 | Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens] |
| 14368 | We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens] |
| 14369 | Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens] |
| 5958 | The sun is always bright; it doesn't become bright when it emerges [Plutarch] |
| 7492 | Early societies are based on community, and modern societies on association [Tönnies, by Watson] |