7 ideas
16541 | All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza] |
18200 | Very large sets should be studied in an 'if-then' spirit [Putnam] |
18199 | Indispensability strongly supports predicative sets, and somewhat supports impredicative sets [Putnam] |
8857 | We must quantify over numbers for science; but that commits us to their existence [Putnam] |
13073 | To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza] |
20991 | People prepare our dinner from their own self-interest, not from humanity [Smith,A] |
20680 | Selfish profit-seeking increases collective wealth, so greed is good, and egoism is altruism [Smith,A, by Harari] |