8 ideas
23025 | Philosophers should be more inductive, and test results by their conclusions, not their self-evidence [Russell] |
6950 | You can be rational with undetected or minor inconsistencies [Harman] |
6954 | A coherent conceptual scheme contains best explanations of most of your beliefs [Harman] |
6955 | Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman] |
6952 | Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman] |
6953 | All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman] |
5960 | When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch] |
6951 | Ordinary rationality is conservative, starting from where your beliefs currently are [Harman] |