6 ideas
6851 | We overvalue whether arguments are valid, and undervalue whether they are interesting [Monk] |
12733 | Because of the definitions of cause, effect and power, cause and effect have the same power [Leibniz] |
12734 | Every necessary proposition is demonstrable to someone who understands [Leibniz] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
6850 | Wittgenstein pared his life down in his search for decency [Monk] |