10 ideas
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
12251 | Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
4577 | There is no necessity higher than natural necessity, and that is just regularity [Quine] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |
16772 | An angelic mind would not experience pain, even when connected to a human body [Descartes, by Pasnau] |