12 ideas
9808 | Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou] |
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
9812 | In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou] |
9813 | Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou] |
9809 | Mathematics inscribes being as such [Badiou] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |
9811 | It is of the essence of being to appear [Badiou] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
9814 | All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |