12 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
8368 | A correct definition is what can be substituted without loss of meaning [Ducasse] |
9565 | Zermelo made 'set' and 'member' undefined axioms [Zermelo, by Chihara] |
3339 | For Zermelo's set theory the empty set is zero and the successor of each number is its unit set [Zermelo, by Blackburn] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
8367 | Causation is defined in terms of a single sequence, and constant conjunction is no part of it [Ducasse] |
8372 | We see what is in common between causes to assign names to them, not to perceive them [Ducasse] |
8369 | Causes are either sufficient, or necessary, or necessitated, or contingent upon [Ducasse] |
8373 | When a brick and a canary-song hit a window, we ignore the canary if we are interested in the breakage [Ducasse] |
8370 | A cause is a change which occurs close to the effect and just before it [Ducasse] |
8371 | Recurrence is only relevant to the meaning of law, not to the meaning of cause [Ducasse] |
8374 | We are interested in generalising about causes and effects purely for practical purposes [Ducasse] |