8 ideas
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
18487 | We want to know what makes sentences true, rather than defining 'true' [McFetridge] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
18488 | We normally explain natural events by citing further facts [McFetridge] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |