6 ideas
13418 | The old problems with the axiom of choice are probably better ascribed to the law of excluded middle [Parsons,C] |
13419 | If functions are transfinite objects, finitists can have no conception of them [Parsons,C] |
13417 | If a mathematical structure is rejected from a physical theory, it retains its mathematical status [Parsons,C] |
3291 | Emergent properties appear at high levels of complexity, but aren't explainable by the lower levels [Nagel] |
22186 | Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated [Fodor, by Okasha] |
3290 | Given the nature of heat and of water, it is literally impossible for water not to boil at the right heat [Nagel] |