10 ideas
13418 | The old problems with the axiom of choice are probably better ascribed to the law of excluded middle [Parsons,C] |
13419 | If functions are transfinite objects, finitists can have no conception of them [Parsons,C] |
13417 | If a mathematical structure is rejected from a physical theory, it retains its mathematical status [Parsons,C] |
22593 | Our sensation of light may not be the same as what produces the sensation [Descartes] |
23633 | Many truths seem obvious, and point to universal agreement - which is what we find [Reid] |
23630 | Only philosophers treat ideas as objects [Reid] |
23629 | The ambiguity of words impedes the advancement of knowledge [Reid] |
16569 | The Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry of the philosophers need themselves to be explained [Descartes] |
23632 | Similar effects come from similar causes, and causes are only what are sufficient for the effects [Reid] |
20964 | Descartes said there was conservation of 'quantity of motion' [Descartes, by Papineau] |