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Full Idea
The Leibniz-Kant criticism of empiricism is that experience cannot teach us why mathematical and logical facts couldn't be otherwise than they are.
Gist of Idea
Experience cannot teach us why maths and logic are necessary
Source
Jerrold J. Katz (Realistic Rationalism [2000], Int.xxxi)
Book Ref
Katz,Jerrold J.: 'Realistic Rationalism' [MIT 2000], p.-4
| 2510 | Traditionally philosophy is an a priori enquiry into general truths about reality [Katz] |
| 2513 | We don't have a clear enough sense of meaning to pronounce some sentences meaningless or just analytic [Katz] |
| 2516 | Most of philosophy begins where science leaves off [Katz] |
| 2517 | Structuralists see meaning behaviouristically, and Chomsky says nothing about it [Katz] |
| 2521 | 'Real' maths objects have no causal role, no determinate reference, and no abstract/concrete distinction [Katz] |
| 2519 | It is generally accepted that sense is defined as the determiner of reference [Katz] |
| 2520 | Sense determines meaning and synonymy, not referential properties like denotation and truth [Katz] |
| 2518 | Sentences are abstract types (like musical scores), not individual tokens [Katz] |
| 2522 | Experience cannot teach us why maths and logic are necessary [Katz] |