7 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] |
9103 | A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham] |
3214 | The models we use in reasoning may be more like perceptions than like language [Johnson-Laird] |
9104 | A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham] |