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Full Idea
Russell's paradox showed that we cannot consistently assume what is sometimes called the 'naïve comprehension principle', namely that every property is collectivizing.
Gist of Idea
Russell's paradox means we cannot assume that every property is collectivizing
Source
comment on Bertrand Russell (Letters to Frege [1902]) by Michael Potter - Set Theory and Its Philosophy 03.6
Book Ref
Potter,Michael: 'Set Theory and Its Philosophy' [OUP 2004], p.43
13365 | Russell's Paradox is a stripped-down version of Cantor's Paradox [Priest,G on Russell] |
10711 | Russell's paradox means we cannot assume that every property is collectivizing [Potter on Russell] |
9127 | Russell refuted Frege's principle that there is a set for each property [Russell, by Sorensen] |
7531 | We don't assert private thoughts; the objects are part of what we assert [Russell] |