Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Science and Method', 'Frege on Apriority' and 'Real Essence'

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3 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
'Nominal' definitions identify things, but fail to give their essence [Jones,J-E]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
One geometry cannot be more true than another [Poincaré]
You can't simply convert geometry into algebra, as some spatial content is lost [Burge]