7 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 13432 | The essence of a circle is the equality of its radii [Leibniz] |
| 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] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 12696 | Bodies are recreated in motion, and don't exist in intervening instants [Leibniz] |