9 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
17644 | Metaphysical realism is committed to there being one ultimate true theory [Putnam] |
17648 | It is an illusion to think there could be one good scientific theory of reality [Putnam] |
17643 | Shape is essential relative to 'statue', but not essential relative to 'clay' [Putnam] |
17642 | The old view that sense data are independent of mind is quite dotty [Putnam] |
18883 | Any equivalence relation among similar things allows the creation of an abstractum [Simons] |
18884 | Abstraction is usually seen as producing universals and numbers, but it can do more [Simons] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
17645 | An alien might think oxygen was the main cause of a forest fire [Putnam] |