5 ideas
9182 | Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett] |
579 | Cratylus said you couldn't even step into the same river once [Cratylus, by Aristotle] |
578 | Cratylus decided speech was hopeless, and his only expression was the movement of a finger [Cratylus, by Aristotle] |
1556 | By nature people are close to one another, but culture drives them apart [Hippias] |
9181 | The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett] |