10 ideas
9148 | I think of variables as objects rather than as signs [Fine,K] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
9152 | If green is abstracted from a thing, it is only seen as a type if it is common to many things [Fine,K] |
9149 | To obtain the number 2 by abstraction, we only want to abstract the distinctness of a pair of objects [Fine,K] |
9150 | We should define abstraction in general, with number abstraction taken as a special case [Fine,K] |
9146 | After abstraction all numbers seem identical, so only 0 and 1 will exist! [Fine,K] |
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] |
468 | Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |