15 ideas
10061 | The If-thenist view only seems to work for the axiomatised portions of mathematics [Musgrave] |
10065 | Perhaps If-thenism survives in mathematics if we stick to first-order logic [Musgrave] |
10049 | Logical truths may contain non-logical notions, as in 'all men are men' [Musgrave] |
10050 | A statement is logically true if it comes out true in all interpretations in all (non-empty) domains [Musgrave] |
10058 | No two numbers having the same successor relies on the Axiom of Infinity [Musgrave] |
10062 | Formalism seems to exclude all creative, growing mathematics [Musgrave] |
10063 | Formalism is a bulwark of logical positivism [Musgrave] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
10060 | Logical positivists adopted an If-thenist version of logicism about numbers [Musgrave] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |