11 ideas
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
7661 | Truth is the opinion fated to be ultimately agreed by all investigators [Peirce] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
19089 | Our whole conception of an object is its possible practical consequences [Peirce] |
7660 | We are aware of beliefs, they appease our doubts, and they are rules of action, or habits [Peirce] |
7388 | McGinn invites surrender, by saying it is hopeless trying to imagine conscious machines [Dennett on McGinn] |
3185 | Multiple realisability rules out hidden essences and experts as the source of water- and gold-concepts [McGinn] |
14906 | Non-positivist verificationism says only take a hypothesis seriously if it is scientifically based and testable [Ladyman/Ross on Peirce] |
19381 | The past has ceased to exist, and the future does not yet exist, so time does not exist [William of Ockham] |
8010 | William of Ockham is the main spokesman for God's commands being the source of morality [William of Ockham] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |