11 ideas
23026 | We know mathematical axioms, such as subtracting equals from equals leaves equals, by a natural light [Leibniz] |
23647 | Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid] |
13189 | A necessary feature (such as air for humans) is not therefore part of the essence [Leibniz] |
19432 | Intelligible truth is independent of any external things or experiences [Leibniz] |
11958 | Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar] |
19430 | We know objects by perceptions, but their qualities don't reveal what it is we are perceiving [Leibniz] |
19431 | There is nothing in the understanding but experiences, plus the understanding itself, and the understander [Leibniz] |
3271 | We can't control our own beliefs [Nagel] |
23646 | Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid] |
23645 | A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid] |
3272 | Moral luck can arise in character, preconditions, actual circumstances, and outcome [Nagel] |