Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for William S. Jevons, Nicholas of Autrecourt and John Etchemendy

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6 ideas

3. Truth / F. Semantic Truth / 1. Tarski's Truth / c. Meta-language for truth

19323

'Snow is white' depends on meaning; whether snow is white depends on snow [Etchemendy]

3. Truth / G. Axiomatic Truth / 1. Axiomatic Truth

19137

We can get a substantive account of Tarski's truth by adding primitive 'true' to the object language [Etchemendy]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

14180

Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]

14181

Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism

8628	I hold that algebra and number are developments of logic [Jevons]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 10. Beginning of an Object

16706

Generation is when local motions aggregate to become a single subject [Nicholas of Autrecourt]