11 ideas
9808 | Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou] |
18009 | Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
9812 | In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou] |
9813 | Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou] |
9809 | Mathematics inscribes being as such [Badiou] |
9811 | It is of the essence of being to appear [Badiou] |
18007 | Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor] |
9814 | All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou] |
1477 | Being manly and brave is the result of convention, not of human nature [Plutarch] |
1478 | Animals don't value pleasure, as they cease sexual intercourse after impregnation [Plutarch] |
1479 | Animals have not been led into homosexuality, because they value pleasure very little [Plutarch] |