4 ideas
10632 | The real numbers may be introduced by abstraction as ratios of quantities [Hale, by Hale/Wright] |
21687 | It seems obvious to prefer the simpler of two theories, on grounds of beauty and convenience [Quine] |
21688 | There are four suspicious reasons why we prefer simpler theories [Quine] |
8130 | Qualities of experience are just representational aspects of experience ('Representationalism') [Harman, by Burge] |