12 ideas
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
10196 | The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice [Black] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |
10194 | Two things can only be distinguished by a distinct property or a distinct relation [Black] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
10193 | The 'property' of self-identity is uselessly tautological [Black] |
10195 | If the universe just held two indiscernibles spheres, that refutes the Identity of Indiscernibles [Black] |
22330 | Grice said patterns of use are often semantically irrelevant, because it is a pragmatic matter [Grice, by Glock] |
18045 | Grice's maxim of quality says do not assert what you believe to be false [Grice, by Magidor] |
18044 | Grice's maxim of manner requires one to be as brief as possible [Grice, by Magidor] |
18046 | Grice's maxim of quantity says be sufficiently informative [Grice, by Magidor] |