11 ideas
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
23476 | Logical constants seem to be entities in propositions, but are actually pure form [Russell] |
23477 | We use logical notions, so they must be objects - but I don't know what they really are [Russell] |
18273 | Logical truths are known by their extreme generality [Russell] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |
22315 | There can't be a negative of a complex, which is negated by its non-existence [Potter on Russell] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
7518 | If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism [Churchland,PM] |
7519 | Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology [Churchland,PM] |
7520 | Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science [Churchland,PM] |