12 ideas
9808 | Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou] |
12170 | Amusement rests on superiority, or relief, or incongruity [Scruton] |
12172 | Objects of amusement do not have to be real [Scruton] |
12173 | The central object of amusement is the human [Scruton] |
12169 | Since only men laugh, it seems to be an attribute of reason [Scruton] |
9812 | In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou] |
10245 | One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré] |
9813 | Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou] |
9809 | Mathematics inscribes being as such [Badiou] |
9811 | It is of the essence of being to appear [Badiou] |
12174 | Only rational beings are attentive without motive or concern [Scruton] |
9814 | All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou] |