13 ideas
17879 | Axiomatising set theory makes it all relative [Skolem] |
13536 | Skolem did not believe in the existence of uncountable sets [Skolem] |
17878 | If a 1st-order proposition is satisfied, it is satisfied in a denumerably infinite domain [Skolem] |
17880 | Integers and induction are clear as foundations, but set-theory axioms certainly aren't [Skolem] |
17881 | Mathematician want performable operations, not propositions about objects [Skolem] |
15797 | All structures are dispositional, objects are dispositions sets, and events manifest dispositions [Fetzer] |
15800 | All events and objects are dispositional, and hence all structural properties are dispositional [Fetzer] |
15798 | Kinds are arrangements of dispositions [Fetzer] |
15799 | Lawlike sentences are general attributions of disposition to all members of some class [Fetzer] |
17402 | Mendeleev saw three principles in nature: matter, force and spirit (where the latter seems to be essence) [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
17399 | Elements don't survive in compounds, but the 'substance' of the element does [Mendeleev] |
17400 | Mendeleev focused on abstract elements, not simple substances, so he got to their essence [Mendeleev, by Scerri] |
17401 | Mendeleev had a view of elements which allowed him to overlook some conflicting observations [Mendeleev] |