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] |
15666 | To understand language is to know how to use it to reach shared understandings [Habermas] |
20344 | Music is not an expressive art, because it expresses no familiar emotions [Hanslick, by Wollheim] |