9 ideas
6950 | You can be rational with undetected or minor inconsistencies [Harman] |
6954 | A coherent conceptual scheme contains best explanations of most of your beliefs [Harman] |
10190 | From the axiomatic point of view, mathematics is a storehouse of abstract structures [Bourbaki] |
13197 | The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz] |
6955 | Enumerative induction is inference to the best explanation [Harman] |
6952 | Induction is 'defeasible', since additional information can invalidate it [Harman] |
6953 | All reasoning is inductive, and deduction only concerns implication [Harman] |
6951 | Ordinary rationality is conservative, starting from where your beliefs currently are [Harman] |
13198 | Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz] |