8 ideas
6409 | The 'simple theory of types' distinguishes levels among properties [Ramsey, by Grayling] |
18933 | Not-Being obviously doesn't exist, and the five modes of Being are all impossible [Gorgias, by Diog. Laertius] |
3212 | Beliefs are maps by which we steer [Ramsey] |
5864 | Destroy seriousness with laughter, and laughter with seriousness [Gorgias] |
9866 | Gorgias says rhetoric is the best of arts, because it enslaves without using force [Gorgias, by Plato] |
7777 | We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson] |
7776 | Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson] |
7775 | Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson] |