30 ideas
| 23531 | Philosophers should interpret the world, by expressing its possibilities [Berardi] |
| 18986 | Truth is just a name for verification-processes [James] |
| 18983 | In many cases there is no obvious way in which ideas can agree with their object [James] |
| 18972 | Ideas are true in so far as they co-ordinate our experiences [James] |
| 18973 | New opinions count as 'true' if they are assimilated to an individual's current beliefs [James] |
| 18984 | True ideas are those we can assimilate, validate, corroborate and verify (and false otherwise) [James] |
| 23538 | Nothingness only exists in consciousness [Berardi] |
| 18987 | A 'thing' is simply carved out of reality for human purposes [James] |
| 18981 | 'Substance' is just a word for groupings and structures in experience [James] |
| 18974 | Truth is a species of good, being whatever proves itself good in the way of belief [James] |
| 18989 | Pragmatism accepts any hypothesis which has useful consequences [James] |
| 18971 | Theories are practical tools for progress, not answers to enigmas [James] |
| 18985 | True thoughts are just valuable instruments of action [James] |
| 18982 | Pragmatism says all theories are instrumental - that is, mental modes of adaptation to reality [James] |
| 23532 | The delusion of free will brings a sense of guilt [Berardi] |
| 18975 | We return to experience with concepts, where they show us differences [James] |
| 21051 | Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court [Rawls] |
| 21119 | Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution [Rawls] |
| 23537 | American white men trusted the philosophy of winning, and then discovered losing [Berardi] |
| 23536 | Community is now a nostalgic memory, which no longer exists [Berardi] |
| 23534 | Communism failed to unite western workers with the oppressed of the south [Berardi] |
| 23533 | The economy has replaced medieval theocracy at the centre of our society [Berardi] |
| 23535 | Western workers turn to nationalism, to avert the effects of globalisation [Berardi] |
| 18980 | If there is a 'greatest knower', it doesn't follow that they know absolutely everything [James] |
| 18978 | It is hard to grasp a cosmic mind which produces such a mixture of goods and evils [James] |
| 18991 | If the God hypothesis works well, then it is true [James] |
| 18977 | The wonderful design of a woodpecker looks diabolical to its victims [James] |
| 18979 | Things with parts always have some structure, so they always appear to be designed [James] |
| 18976 | Private experience is the main evidence for God [James] |
| 18990 | Nirvana means safety from sense experience, and hindus and buddhists are just afraid of life [James] |