6 ideas
10580 | Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo] |
10579 | Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo] |
10577 | Concrete objects have few essential properties, but properties of abstractions are mostly essential [Yablo] |
10578 | We are thought to know concreta a posteriori, and many abstracta a priori [Yablo] |
18948 | There is an object for every set of properties (some of which exist, and others don't) [Parsons,T, by Sawyer] |
4871 | A thing is free if it acts only by the necessity of its own nature [Spinoza] |