10 ideas
291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
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] |
12251 | Substantial forms are not understood, and explain nothing [Descartes] |
293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
16772 | An angelic mind would not experience pain, even when connected to a human body [Descartes, by Pasnau] |