11 ideas
21405 | Cicero sees wisdom in terms of knowledge, but earlier Stoics saw it as moral [Cicero, by Long] |
20871 | Unfortunately we choose a way of life before we are old enough to think clearly [Cicero] |
3340 | Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers [Neumann, by Blackburn] |
10779 | A comprehension axiom is 'predicative' if the formula has no bound second-order variables [Linnebo] |
3355 | Von Neumann wanted mathematical functions to replace sets [Neumann, by Benardete,JA] |
10781 | A 'pure logic' must be ontologically innocent, universal, and without presuppositions [Linnebo] |
10783 | Plural quantification depends too heavily on combinatorial and set-theoretic considerations [Linnebo] |
10778 | Can second-order logic be ontologically first-order, with all the benefits of second-order? [Linnebo] |
22716 | Von Neumann defined ordinals as the set of all smaller ordinals [Neumann, by Poundstone] |
10782 | The modern concept of an object is rooted in quantificational logic [Linnebo] |
6031 | The essence of propriety is consistency [Cicero] |