9 ideas
10153 | In everyday language, truth seems indefinable, inconsistent, and illogical [Tarski] |
19141 | Tarski thought axiomatic truth was too contingent, and in danger of inconsistencies [Tarski, by Davidson] |
10048 | There is no clear boundary between the logical and the non-logical [Tarski] |
10694 | Logical consequence is when in any model in which the premises are true, the conclusion is true [Tarski, by Beall/Restall] |
10479 | Logical consequence: true premises give true conclusions under all interpretations [Tarski, by Hodges,W] |
10157 | Tarski improved Hilbert's geometry axioms, and without set-theory [Tarski, by Feferman/Feferman] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
21507 | Scientific explanation aims at a unifying account of underlying structures and processes [Hempel] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |