7 ideas
10838 | To explain a concept, we need its purpose, not just its rules of usage [Dummett] |
10837 | It is part of the concept of truth that we aim at making true statements [Dummett] |
10840 | We must be able to specify truths in a precise language, like winning moves in a game [Dummett] |
19171 | Tarski's truth is like rules for winning games, without saying what 'winning' means [Dummett, by Davidson] |
3643 | The concept of mind excludes body, and vice versa [Descartes] |
10839 | You can't infer a dog's abstract concepts from its behaviour [Dummett] |
8120 | Objects can be beautiful which express nothing at all, such as the rainbow [Herbart, by Tolstoy] |