11 ideas
9808 | Philosophy aims to reveal the grandeur of mathematics [Badiou] |
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] |
15464 | The distinction between dispositional and 'categorical' properties leads to confusion [Lewis] |
15463 | All dispositions must have causal bases [Lewis] |
14296 | Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine] |
15461 | A 'finkish' disposition is real, but disappears when the stimulus occurs [Lewis] |
15462 | Backtracking counterfactuals go from supposed events to their required causal antecedents [Lewis] |
9814 | All great poetry is engaged in rivalry with mathematics [Badiou] |