12 ideas
7085 | The main problem of philosophy is what can and cannot be thought and expressed [Wittgenstein, by Grayling] |
22642 | Man has an intense natural interest in the consistency of his own thinking [James] |
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] |
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] |
23463 | Atomic facts correspond to true elementary propositions [Wittgenstein] |
22641 | Realities just are, and beliefs are true of them [James] |
22640 | We find satisfaction in consistency of all of our beliefs, perceptions and mental connections [James] |
23490 | A thought is mental constituents that relate to reality as words do [Wittgenstein] |