7 ideas
19086 | Does the pragmatic theory of meaning support objective truth, or make it impossible? [Macbeth] |
19093 | Greek mathematics is wholly sensory, where ours is wholly inferential [Macbeth] |
19091 | Seeing reality mathematically makes it an object of thought, not of experience [Macbeth] |
13165 | Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus] |
19088 | For pragmatists a concept means its consequences [Macbeth] |
9569 | The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus] |
23261 | A people, not government, creates a constitution, which is essential for legitimacy [Paine] |