14 ideas
9358 | There are several logics, none of which will ever derive falsehoods from truth [Lewis,CI] |
9357 | Excluded middle is just our preference for a simplified dichotomy in experience [Lewis,CI] |
9364 | Names represent a uniformity in experience, or they name nothing [Lewis,CI] |
16901 | The equivalent algebra model of geometry loses some essential spatial meaning [Burge] |
16902 | Peano arithmetic requires grasping 0 as a primitive number [Burge] |
9362 | Necessary truths are those we will maintain no matter what [Lewis,CI] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
16892 | Is apriority predicated mainly of truths and proofs, or of human cognition? [Burge] |
9365 | We can maintain a priori principles come what may, but we can also change them [Lewis,CI] |
9361 | We have to separate the mathematical from physical phenomena by abstraction [Lewis,CI] |
18967 | A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine] |
18968 | The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine] |
9363 | Science seeks classification which will discover laws, essences, and predictions [Lewis,CI] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |