10 ideas
21855 | Only in the 1780s did it become acceptable to read Spinoza [Lord] |
15575 | Knowledge is not a static set of correct propositions, but a continuing search for better interpretations [Polt] |
9944 | We understand some statements about all sets [Putnam] |
9937 | I do not believe mathematics either has or needs 'foundations' [Putnam] |
9939 | It is conceivable that the axioms of arithmetic or propositional logic might be changed [Putnam] |
9940 | Maybe mathematics is empirical in that we could try to change it [Putnam] |
9941 | Science requires more than consistency of mathematics [Putnam] |
9943 | You can't deny a hypothesis a truth-value simply because we may never know it! [Putnam] |
15568 | When we consider possibilities, there must be something we are considering [Polt] |
21866 | Hobbes and Spinoza use 'conatus' to denote all endeavour for advantage in nature [Lord] |