18 ideas
5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |
9808 | Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou] |
5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
9812 | In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou] |
9813 | Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou] |
9809 | Mathematics inscribes being as such [Badiou] |
9811 | It is of the essence of being to appear [Badiou] |
17488 | Empiricist theories are sets of laws, which give explanations and reductions [Glennan] |
17493 | Modern mechanism need parts with spatial, temporal and function facts, and diagrams [Glennan] |
17487 | Mechanistic philosophy of science is an alternative to the empiricist law-based tradition [Glennan] |
17489 | Mechanisms are either systems of parts or sequences of activities [Glennan] |
17490 | 17th century mechanists explained everything by the kinetic physical fundamentals [Glennan] |
17491 | Unlike the lawlike approach, mechanistic explanation can allow for exceptions [Glennan] |
22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
9814 | All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou] |
5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
17494 | Since causal events are related by mechanisms, causation can be analysed in that way [Glennan] |
5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |