11 ideas
17963 | The facts of geometry, arithmetic or statics order themselves into theories [Hilbert] |
17966 | Axioms must reveal their dependence (or not), and must be consistent [Hilbert] |
17967 | To decide some questions, we must study the essence of mathematical proof itself [Hilbert] |
17965 | The whole of Euclidean geometry derives from a basic equation and transformations [Hilbert] |
17964 | Number theory just needs calculation laws and rules for integers [Hilbert] |
5691 | The adverbial account of sensation says not 'see a red image' but be 'appeared to redly' [Shoemaker] |
5687 | For true introspection, must we be aware that we are aware of our mental events? [Shoemaker] |
5688 | Empirical foundationalism says basic knowledge is self-intimating, and incorrigible or infallible [Shoemaker] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
17968 | By digging deeper into the axioms we approach the essence of sciences, and unity of knowedge [Hilbert] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |