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] |
16736 | Explanation is generally to deduce it from something better known, which comes in degrees [Boyle] |
16737 | The best explanations get down to primary basics, but others go less deep [Boyle] |
20992 | Right and wrong concerns what other people cannot reasonably reject [Scanlon] |