5 ideas
12887 | A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim] |
14365 | Scientific understanding is always the grasping of a correct explanation [Strevens] |
14368 | We may 'understand that' the cat is on the mat, but not at all 'understand why' it is there [Strevens] |
14369 | Understanding is a precondition, comes in degrees, is active, and holistic - unlike explanation [Strevens] |
7667 | There are two sides to men - the pleasantly social, and the violent and creative [Diderot, by Berlin] |