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9 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6601	Science rules the globe because of colonising power, not inherent rationality [Feyerabend]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

11022

Gentzen introduced a natural deduction calculus (NK) in 1934 [Gentzen, by Read]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

11065

The inferential role of a logical constant constitutes its meaning [Gentzen, by Hanna]

11023

The logical connectives are 'defined' by their introduction rules [Gentzen]

11213

Each logical symbol has an 'introduction' rule to define it, and hence an 'elimination' rule [Gentzen]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / g. Incompleteness of Arithmetic

10067

Gentzen proved the consistency of arithmetic from assumptions beyond arithmetic [Gentzen, by Musgrave]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

2561	For Feyerabend the meaning of a term depends on a whole theory [Feyerabend, by Rorty]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

1748	Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius]

27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution

5989	Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield]