8 ideas
12129 | 'Truth' may only apply within a theory [Kuhn] |
6809 | Kuhn came to accept that all scientists agree on a particular set of values [Kuhn, by Bird] |
12128 | In theory change, words shift their natural reference, so the theories are incommensurable [Kuhn] |
22371 | Determinism threatens free will if actions can be causally traced to external factors [Foot] |
22372 | Not all actions need motives, but it is irrational to perform troublesome actions with no motive [Foot] |
541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
22373 | People can act out of vanity without being vain, or even vain about this kind of thing [Foot] |
542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |