16 ideas
16951 | It was realised that possible worlds covered all modal logics, if they had a structure [Dummett] |
16952 | If something is only possible relative to another possibility, the possibility relation is not transitive [Dummett] |
16953 | Relative possibility one way may be impossible coming back, so it isn't symmetrical [Dummett] |
16960 | If possibilitiy is relative, that might make accessibility non-transitive, and T the correct system [Dummett] |
16958 | In S4 the actual world has a special place [Dummett] |
16957 | Possible worlds aren't how the world might be, but how a world might be, given some possibility [Dummett] |
16959 | If possible worlds have no structure (S5) they are equal, and it is hard to deny them reality [Dummett] |
16956 | To explain generosity in a person, you must understand a generous action [Dummett] |
7903 | The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna] |
16954 | Generalised talk of 'natural kinds' is unfortunate, as they vary too much [Dummett] |
7602 | In the Bible God changes his mind (repenting of creating humanity, in the Flood) [Armstrong,K] |
7605 | Monotheism introduced intolerance into religious thinking [Armstrong,K] |
7599 | Around 800 BCE teachers superseded gods in India [Armstrong,K] |
7597 | There is virtually no sign of monotheism in the Pentateuch [Armstrong,K] |
7606 | The idea that Jesus was God was only settled in the fourth century [Armstrong,K] |
7596 | Faith is not just belief in propositions, but also putting trust in them [Armstrong,K] |