7 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
19691 | Unlike knowledge, you can achieve understanding through luck [Grimm] |
19690 | 'Grasping' a structure seems to be modal, because we must anticipate its behaviour [Grimm] |
19692 | You may have 'weak' understanding, if by luck you can answer a set of 'why questions' [Grimm] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |