10 ideas
18119 | Mathematics is a mental activity which does not use language [Brouwer, by Bostock] |
18118 | Brouwer regards the application of mathematics to the world as somehow 'wicked' [Brouwer, by Bostock] |
23026 | We know mathematical axioms, such as subtracting equals from equals leaves equals, by a natural light [Leibniz] |
22320 | An 'object' is just what can be referred to without possible non-existence [Wittgenstein] |
13189 | A necessary feature (such as air for humans) is not therefore part of the essence [Leibniz] |
19432 | Intelligible truth is independent of any external things or experiences [Leibniz] |
19430 | We know objects by perceptions, but their qualities don't reveal what it is we are perceiving [Leibniz] |
19431 | There is nothing in the understanding but experiences, plus the understanding itself, and the understander [Leibniz] |
18283 | Language pictures the essence of the world [Wittgenstein] |
18282 | You can't believe it if you can't imagine a verification for it [Wittgenstein] |