10 ideas
6601 | Science rules the globe because of colonising power, not inherent rationality [Feyerabend] |
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
10882 | Predicative definitions only refer to entities outside the defined collection [Horsten] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
10884 | A theory is 'categorical' if it has just one model up to isomorphism [Horsten] |
10885 | Computer proofs don't provide explanations [Horsten] |
10881 | The concept of 'ordinal number' is set-theoretic, not arithmetical [Horsten] |
2561 | For Feyerabend the meaning of a term depends on a whole theory [Feyerabend, by Rorty] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |