7 ideas
18776 | Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts [Linsky,B] |
10882 | Predicative definitions only refer to entities outside the defined collection [Horsten] |
18774 | Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure [Linsky,B] |
10884 | A theory is 'categorical' if it has just one model up to isomorphism [Horsten] |
10885 | Computer proofs don't provide explanations [Horsten] |
13007 | Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz] |
10881 | The concept of 'ordinal number' is set-theoretic, not arithmetical [Horsten] |