16 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |
5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
11211 | If a sound conclusion comes from two errors that cancel out, the path of the argument must matter [Rumfitt] |
11210 | Standardly 'and' and 'but' are held to have the same sense by having the same truth table [Rumfitt] |
11212 | The sense of a connective comes from primitively obvious rules of inference [Rumfitt] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
11214 | We learn 'not' along with affirmation, by learning to either affirm or deny a sentence [Rumfitt] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |
5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |