9 ideas
18902 | Correspondence theories can't tell you what truths correspond to [Davidson] |
17884 | Mathematical set theory has many plausible stopping points, such as finitism, and predicativism [Koellner] |
17893 | 'Reflection principles' say the whole truth about sets can't be captured [Koellner] |
19043 | Bivalence applies not just to sentences, but that general terms are true or false of each object [Quine] |
17894 | We have no argument to show a statement is absolutely undecidable [Koellner] |
17890 | There are at least eleven types of large cardinal, of increasing logical strength [Koellner] |
17887 | PA is consistent as far as we can accept, and we expand axioms to overcome limitations [Koellner] |
17891 | Arithmetical undecidability is always settled at the next stage up [Koellner] |
19042 | Terms learned by ostension tend to be vague, because that must be quick and unrefined [Quine] |