10 ideas
7720 | Two things can only resemble one another in some respect, and that may reintroduce a universal [Lowe] |
7712 | On substances, Leibniz emphasises unity, Spinoza independence, Locke relations to qualities [Lowe] |
7710 | Perception is a mode of belief-acquisition, and does not involve sensation [Lowe] |
7711 | Science requires a causal theory - perception of an object must be an experience caused by the object [Lowe] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
7714 | Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
7715 | Mentalese isn't a language, because it isn't conventional, or a means of public communication [Lowe] |
7722 | If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe] |
8433 | There are few traces of an event before it happens, but many afterwards [Lewis, by Horwich] |