8 ideas
6851 | We overvalue whether arguments are valid, and undervalue whether they are interesting [Monk] |
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] |
6850 | Wittgenstein pared his life down in his search for decency [Monk] |
15150 | The properties of an electron can't be explained just as 'clustering' [Chakravartty on Boyd] |
15149 | Properties cluster together, either because of intrinsic relations, or because of an underlying process [Boyd, by Chakravartty] |