8 ideas
16541 | All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza] |
21566 | 'Propositional functions' are ambiguous until the variable is given a value [Russell] |
21567 | 'All judgements made by Epimenedes are true' needs the judgements to be of the same type [Russell] |
23457 | Type theory cannot identify features across levels (because such predicates break the rules) [Morris,M on Russell] |
21556 | Classes are defined by propositional functions, and functions are typed, with an axiom of reducibility [Russell, by Lackey] |
21568 | A one-variable function is only 'predicative' if it is one order above its arguments [Russell] |
22200 | If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |