17 ideas
6299 | Axioms are often affirmed simply because they produce results which have been accepted [Resnik] |
6304 | Mathematical realism says that maths exists, is largely true, and is independent of proofs [Resnik] |
6300 | Mathematical constants and quantifiers only exist as locations within structures or patterns [Resnik] |
6303 | Sets are positions in patterns [Resnik] |
6295 | There are too many mathematical objects for them all to be mental or physical [Resnik] |
6296 | Maths is pattern recognition and representation, and its truth and proofs are based on these [Resnik] |
6301 | Congruence is the strongest relationship of patterns, equivalence comes next, and mutual occurrence is the weakest [Resnik] |
6302 | Structuralism must explain why a triangle is a whole, and not a random set of points [Resnik] |
8228 | Being is revealed at the point between waking and sleep [Anon (Cent)] |
8232 | Neglect your self, and feel the consciousness of each other being [Anon (Cent)] |
8230 | Just as you have the impulse to do something, stop [Anon (Cent)] |
3031 | The greatest good is not the achievement of desire, but to desire what is proper [Menedemus, by Diog. Laertius] |
8234 | Bondage and liberation are relative terms, which only frighten those already terrified of the universe [Anon (Cent)] |
8227 | Feel your whole body saturated with cosmic essence [Anon (Cent)] |
8229 | The serenity in blue sky beyond clouds [Anon (Cent)] |
8231 | Abandon attachment to body, and feel the joy of being everywhere [Anon (Cent)] |
8233 | Imagine fire burning up your whole body, but not you [Anon (Cent)] |