37 ideas
23948 | Wisdom needs both thought and passion, with each reflecting on the other [Solomon] |
23942 | Philosophy is creating an intellectual conceptual structure for life [Solomon] |
23945 | Reason is actually passions, guided by perspicacious reflection [Solomon] |
19115 | You can 'rebut' an argument's conclusion, or 'undercut' its premises [Antonelli] |
19119 | We infer that other objects are like some exceptional object, if they share some of its properties [Antonelli] |
19111 | Reasoning may be defeated by new premises, or by finding out more about the given ones [Antonelli] |
19113 | Weakest Link Principle: prefer the argument whose weakest link is the stronger [Antonelli] |
19114 | Should we accept Floating Conclusions, derived from two arguments in conflict? [Antonelli] |
19116 | Non-monotonic core: Reflexivity, Cut, Cautious Monotonicity, Left Logical Equivalence, Right Weakening [Antonelli] |
19117 | We can rank a formula by the level of surprise if it were to hold [Antonelli] |
19118 | People don't actually use classical logic, but may actually use non-monotonic logic [Antonelli] |
19110 | In classical logic the relation |= has Monotony built into its definition [Antonelli] |
19112 | Cautious Monotony ignores proved additions; Rational Monotony fails if the addition's negation is proved [Antonelli] |
15034 | Are genera and species real or conceptual? bodies or incorporeal? in sensibles or separate from them? [Porphyry] |
23957 | We often trust our intuitions as rational, despite their lack of reflection [Solomon] |
23943 | Distinguishing reason from passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' theory [Solomon] |
23952 | I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions [Solomon] |
23954 | Emotions are judgements about ourselves, and our place in the world [Solomon] |
23960 | Emotions are defined by their objects [Solomon] |
23961 | The heart of an emotion is its judgement of values and morality [Solomon] |
23965 | Emotions can be analysed under fifteen headings [Solomon] |
23959 | Some emotions are externally directed, others internally [Solomon] |
23946 | The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts [Solomon] |
23940 | Emotions are strategies for maximising our sense of dignity and self-esteem [Solomon] |
23949 | Passions exist as emotions, moods and desires, which all generate meaning [Solomon] |
23956 | The Myth of the Passions says they are irrational, uncontrolled and damaging [Solomon] |
23963 | Which emotions we feel depends on our sense of our own powers [Solomon] |
23936 | It is only our passions which give our lives meaning [Solomon] |
23953 | Feeling is a superficial aspect of emotion, and may be indeterminate, or even absent [Solomon] |
23964 | There are no 'basic' emotions, only socially prevalent ones [Solomon] |
23937 | It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa [Solomon] |
23947 | Dividing ourselves into confrontational reason and passion destroys our harmonious whole [Solomon] |
23958 | The supposed irrationality of our emotions is often tactless or faulty expression of them [Solomon] |
23944 | Emotions are our life force, and the source of most of our values [Solomon] |
23962 | Lovers adopt the interests of their beloved, rather than just valuing them [Solomon] |
23941 | 'Absurdity' is just the result of our wrong choices in life [Solomon] |
23955 | Ideologies are mythologies which guide our actions [Solomon] |