7 ideas
| 594 | Speusippus suggested underlying principles for every substance, and ended with a huge list [Speussipus, by Aristotle] |
| 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] |
| 20328 | A thing is only seen as art in an 'artworld', which has a theory and a history [Danto] |
| 20441 | An ordinary object can be a work of art, but only if some theory of art supports it [Danto] |
| 2632 | Speusippus said things were governed by some animal force rather than the gods [Speussipus, by Cicero] |