6 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
10855 | Actual infinities are not allowed in mathematics - only limits which may increase without bound [Gauss] |
8502 | Realism doesn't explain 'a is F' any further by saying it is 'a has F-ness' [Devitt] |
8503 | The particular/universal distinction is unhelpful clutter; we should accept 'a is F' as basic [Devitt] |
8501 | Quineans take predication about objects as basic, not reference to properties they may have [Devitt] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |