19 ideas
17641 | Discoveries in mathematics can challenge philosophy, and offer it a new foundation [Russell] |
17638 | If one proposition is deduced from another, they are more certain together than alone [Russell] |
17632 | Non-contradiction was learned from instances, and then found to be indubitable [Russell] |
17629 | Which premises are ultimate varies with context [Russell] |
17630 | The sources of a proof are the reasons why we believe its conclusion [Russell] |
17640 | Finding the axioms may be the only route to some new results [Russell] |
17627 | It seems absurd to prove 2+2=4, where the conclusion is more certain than premises [Russell] |
17628 | Arithmetic was probably inferred from relationships between physical objects [Russell] |
17637 | The most obvious beliefs are not infallible, as other obvious beliefs may conflict [Russell] |
8851 | Coherentists say that regress problems are assuming 'linear' justification [Williams,M] |
8849 | Traditional foundationalism is radically internalist [Williams,M] |
8853 | Basic judgements are immune from error because they have no content [Williams,M] |
8855 | Sensory experience may be fixed, but it can still be misdescribed [Williams,M] |
17639 | Believing a whole science is more than believing each of its propositions [Russell] |
8852 | In the context of scepticism, externalism does not seem to be an option [Williams,M] |
17631 | Induction is inferring premises from consequences [Russell] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
17633 | The law of gravity has many consequences beyond its grounding observations [Russell] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |