Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Hilbert,D/Ackermann,W, Euripides and Danielle Macbeth

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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]

3. Truth / E. Pragmatic Truth / 1. Pragmatic Truth

19086

Does the pragmatic theory of meaning support objective truth, or make it impossible? [Macbeth]

4. Formal Logic / C. Predicate Calculus PC / 1. Predicate Calculus PC

17750

The first clear proof of the consistency of the first order predicate logic was in 1928 [Hilbert/Ackermann, by Walicki]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / b. Greek arithmetic

19093

Greek mathematics is wholly sensory, where ours is wholly inferential [Macbeth]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 1. Scientific Theory

19091

Seeing reality mathematically makes it an object of thought, not of experience [Macbeth]

18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts

19088

For pragmatists a concept means its consequences [Macbeth]