9 ideas
13407 | All worthwhile philosophy is synthetic theorizing, evaluated by experience [Papineau] |
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] |
13409 | Our best theories may commit us to mathematical abstracta, but that doesn't justify the commitment [Papineau] |
13406 | A priori knowledge is analytic - the structure of our concepts - and hence unimportant [Papineau] |
13408 | Intuition and thought-experiments embody substantial information about the world [Papineau] |
8130 | Qualities of experience are just representational aspects of experience ('Representationalism') [Harman, by Burge] |
13410 | Verificationism about concepts means you can't deny a theory, because you can't have the concept [Papineau] |