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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Hilbert's Programme' and 'The Search After Truth'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite

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Gödel showed that the syntactic approach to the infinite is of limited value [Kreisel]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 1. Foundations for Mathematics

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The study of mathematical foundations needs new non-mathematical concepts [Kreisel]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

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Everything that exists is either a being, or some mode of a being [Malebranche]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / d. Causal necessity

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In a true cause we see a necessary connection [Malebranche]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 3. Points in Space

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The natural conception of points ducks the problem of naming or constructing each point [Kreisel]