Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'works', 'Much Ado About Nothing' and 'Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy

8658	For there was never yet philosopher/ That could endure the toothache patiently [Shakespeare]

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 1. Axiomatisation

17606

Axioms reveal the underlying assumptions, and reveal relationships between different areas [Kline]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

22181

Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]