9 ideas
16541 | All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza] |
9944 | We understand some statements about all sets [Putnam] |
9937 | I do not believe mathematics either has or needs 'foundations' [Putnam] |
9939 | It is conceivable that the axioms of arithmetic or propositional logic might be changed [Putnam] |
9940 | Maybe mathematics is empirical in that we could try to change it [Putnam] |
9941 | Science requires more than consistency of mathematics [Putnam] |
9943 | You can't deny a hypothesis a truth-value simply because we may never know it! [Putnam] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |