Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'reports', 'The Bacchae' and 'Mathematics and the Metaphysicians'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy
9283 Our ancient beliefs can never be overthrown by subtle arguments [Euripides]
5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 4. Paradoxes in Logic / a. Achilles paradox
7557 To solve Zeno's paradox, reject the axiom that the whole has more terms than the parts [Russell]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
10059 In mathematic we are ignorant of both subject-matter and truth [Russell]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / b. Mark of the infinite
7556 A collection is infinite if you can remove some terms without diminishing its number [Russell]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity
3016 Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]
12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence
7554 Self-evidence is often a mere will-o'-the-wisp [Russell]