20 ideas
8952 | We reach 'reflective equilibrium' when intuitions and theory completely align [Fisher] |
6806 | Do not multiply entities beyond necessity [William of Ockham] |
8943 | Three-valued logic says excluded middle and non-contradition are not tautologies [Fisher] |
8945 | Fuzzy logic has many truth values, ranging in fractions from 0 to 1 [Fisher] |
8951 | Classical logic is: excluded middle, non-contradiction, contradictions imply all, disjunctive syllogism [Fisher] |
8950 | Logic formalizes how we should reason, but it shouldn't determine whether we are realists [Fisher] |
8946 | We could make our intuitions about heaps precise with a million-valued logic [Fisher] |
22132 | Species and genera are individual concepts which naturally signify many individuals [William of Ockham] |
8944 | Vagueness can involve components (like baldness), or not (like boredom) [Fisher] |
8941 | We can't explain 'possibility' in terms of 'possible' worlds [Fisher] |
8947 | If all truths are implied by a falsehood, then not-p might imply both q and not-q [Fisher] |
8949 | In relevance logic, conditionals help information to flow from antecedent to consequent [Fisher] |
7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
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] |
7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |
16679 | Even an angel must have some location [William of Ockham, by Pasnau] |