10 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
10429 | It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury] |
10425 | Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury] |
10438 | Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury] |
10432 | A new usage of a name could arise from a mistaken baptism of nothing [Sainsbury] |
10434 | Even a quantifier like 'someone' can be used referentially [Sainsbury] |
541 | Virtue comes more from habit than character [Critias] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
10431 | Things are thought to have a function, even when they can't perform them [Sainsbury] |
542 | Fear of the gods was invented to discourage secret sin [Critias] |