7 ideas
| 10882 | Predicative definitions only refer to entities outside the defined collection [Horsten] |
| 10884 | A theory is 'categorical' if it has just one model up to isomorphism [Horsten] |
| 10885 | Computer proofs don't provide explanations [Horsten] |
| 10881 | The concept of 'ordinal number' is set-theoretic, not arithmetical [Horsten] |
| 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] |