9 ideas
8495 | The distinction between particulars and universals is a mistake made because of language [Ramsey] |
8493 | We could make universals collections of particulars, or particulars collections of their qualities [Ramsey] |
8494 | Obviously 'Socrates is wise' and 'Socrates has wisdom' express the same fact [Ramsey] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
18967 | A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine] |
18968 | The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |