8 ideas
21546 | We can't sharply distinguish variables, domains and values, if symbols frighten us [Russell] |
21531 | Common sense agrees with Meinong (rather than Russell) that 'Pegasus is a flying horse' is true [Lackey on Russell] |
21545 | I prefer to deny round squares, and deal with the difficulties by the theory of denoting [Russell] |
21386 | We should accept as explanations all the plausible ways in which something could come about [Epicurus] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
14051 | A cosmos is a collection of stars and an earth, with some sort of boundary, movement and shape [Epicurus] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |
1828 | God does not intervene in heavenly movements, but is beyond all action and perfectly happy [Epicurus] |