Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Semantics, Conceptual Role', 'Concepts and Counting' and 'The Philosophical Culture'

expand these ideas     |    start again     |     specify just one area for these texts

---

4 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

1489	Modern philosophy tends to be a theory-constructing extension of science, but there is also problem-solving [Nagel]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure

17462

A single object must not be counted twice, which needs knowledge of distinctness (negative identity) [Rumfitt]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / c. Fregean numbers

17461

Some 'how many?' answers are not predications of a concept, like 'how many gallons?' [Rumfitt]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role

18033

The meaning of a representation is its role in thought, perception or decisions [Block]