6 ideas
8923 | Numbers are identified by their main properties and relations, involving the successor function [MacBride] |
8203 | All the arithmetical entities can be reduced to classes of integers, and hence to sets [Quine] |
8926 | For mathematical objects to be positions, positions themselves must exist first [MacBride] |
8202 | Meaning is essence divorced from things and wedded to words [Quine] |
8201 | The distinction between meaning and further information is as vague as the essence/accident distinction [Quine] |
8066 | Butler exalts conscience, but it may be horribly misleading [Anscombe on Butler] |