11 ideas
17963 | The facts of geometry, arithmetic or statics order themselves into theories [Hilbert] |
17966 | Axioms must reveal their dependence (or not), and must be consistent [Hilbert] |
17967 | To decide some questions, we must study the essence of mathematical proof itself [Hilbert] |
17965 | The whole of Euclidean geometry derives from a basic equation and transformations [Hilbert] |
17964 | Number theory just needs calculation laws and rules for integers [Hilbert] |
7876 | Even if we identify pain with neural events, we can't explain why those neurons cause that feeling [Levine, by Papineau] |
7877 | Only phenomenal states have an explanatory gap; water is fully explained by H2O [Levine, by Papineau] |
7878 | Materialism won't explain phenomenal properties, because the latter aren't seen in causal roles [Papineau on Levine] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
17968 | By digging deeper into the axioms we approach the essence of sciences, and unity of knowedge [Hilbert] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |