6 ideas
8226 | A well-posed problem is a problem solved [Bergson, by Deleuze/Guattari] |
8923 | Numbers are identified by their main properties and relations, involving the successor function [MacBride] |
18200 | Very large sets should be studied in an 'if-then' spirit [Putnam] |
8926 | For mathematical objects to be positions, positions themselves must exist first [MacBride] |
18199 | Indispensability strongly supports predicative sets, and somewhat supports impredicative sets [Putnam] |
8857 | We must quantify over numbers for science; but that commits us to their existence [Putnam] |