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] |
8114 | The institutional theory says only a competent expert can decree something to be an art work [Dickie, by Gardner] |
10370 | Causal relata are individuated by coarse spacetime regions [Quine, by Schaffer,J] |