9 ideas
16901 | The equivalent algebra model of geometry loses some essential spatial meaning [Burge] |
23026 | We know mathematical axioms, such as subtracting equals from equals leaves equals, by a natural light [Leibniz] |
16902 | Peano arithmetic requires grasping 0 as a primitive number [Burge] |
9916 | Convention, yes! Arbitrary, no! [Poincaré, by Putnam] |
13189 | A necessary feature (such as air for humans) is not therefore part of the essence [Leibniz] |
19432 | Intelligible truth is independent of any external things or experiences [Leibniz] |
16892 | Is apriority predicated mainly of truths and proofs, or of human cognition? [Burge] |
19430 | We know objects by perceptions, but their qualities don't reveal what it is we are perceiving [Leibniz] |
19431 | There is nothing in the understanding but experiences, plus the understanding itself, and the understander [Leibniz] |