10 ideas
15970 | People generalise because it is easier to understand, and that is mistaken for deep philosophy [Feynman] |
17990 | Instances of minimal truth miss out propositions inexpressible in current English [Hofweber] |
17988 | Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber] |
17989 | Since properties have properties, there can be a typed or a type-free theory of them [Hofweber] |
15312 | We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley] |
17991 | Holism says language can't be translated; the expressibility hypothesis says everything can [Hofweber] |
9410 | Physical Laws are rhythms and patterns in nature, revealed by analysis [Feynman] |
18530 | Nobody understands quantum mechanics [Feynman] |
15311 | Attraction or repulsion are not imparted to matter, but actually constitute it [Priestley] |
17707 | We should regard space as made up of many tiny pieces [Feynman, by Mares] |