Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Structuralism Reconsidered' and 'On Wisdom'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom

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Wisdom is knowing all of the sciences, and their application [Leibniz]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / d. Natural numbers

8923	Numbers are identified by their main properties and relations, involving the successor function [MacBride]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique

8926	For mathematical objects to be positions, positions themselves must exist first [MacBride]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 1. Knowledge

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Perfect knowledge implies complete explanations and perfect prediction [Leibniz]