The propositions of mathematics are devoid of all factual content; they convey no information whatever on any empirical subject matter.
...to characterize the import of pure geometry, we might use the standard form of a movie-disclaimer: No portrayal of the characteristics of geometri… - Carl Gustav Hempel
...to characterize the import of pure geometry, we might use the standard form of a movie-disclaimer: No portrayal of the characteristics of geometri…
- Carl Gustav Hempel
The most distinctive characteristic which differentiates mathematics from the various branches of empirical science, and which accounts for its fame … - Carl Gustav Hempel
The most distinctive characteristic which differentiates mathematics from the various branches of empirical science, and which accounts for its fame …
The propositions of mathematics are devoid of all factual content; they convey no information whatever on any empirical subject matter. - Carl Gustav Hempel
A geometrical theory in physical interpretation can never be validated with mathematical certainty ... ; like any other theory of empirical science, … - Carl Gustav Hempel
A geometrical theory in physical interpretation can never be validated with mathematical certainty ... ; like any other theory of empirical science, …
The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as "All bachelors are unmarr… - Carl Gustav Hempel
The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as "All bachelors are unmarr…
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