7 ideas
15943 | Limitation of Size is not self-evident, and seems too strong [Lavine on Neumann] |
13672 | All the axioms for mathematics presuppose set theory [Neumann] |
13768 | Validity can preserve certainty in mathematics, but conditionals about contingents are another matter [Edgington] |
13770 | There are many different conditional mental states, and different conditional speech acts [Edgington] |
13764 | Are conditionals truth-functional - do the truth values of A and B determine the truth value of 'If A, B'? [Edgington] |
13765 | 'If A,B' must entail ¬(A & ¬B); otherwise we could have A true, B false, and If A,B true, invalidating modus ponens [Edgington] |
21516 | We want certainty in order achieve secure results for action [Dewey] |