5 ideas
19518 | Evidentialism says justifications supervene on the available evidence [Conee/Feldman] |
13165 | Geometrical proofs do not show causes, as when we prove a triangle contains two right angles [Proclus] |
9569 | The origin of geometry started in sensation, then moved to calculation, and then to reason [Proclus] |
19519 | Rational decisions are either taken to be based on evidence, or to be explained causally [Conee/Feldman] |
15877 | The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré] |