On probability:
it tells us something about western civilisation that this most vital field of mathematics was first developed by a student trying to raise enough money for his bar tab.
J. Hannam, God's Philosophers (2009), 238
A digital form of the sadly lost fashion for copying out memorable passages from texts. I kept losing my actual book.
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Friday, 19 November 2010
Monday, 15 November 2010
most philosophers have found the argument unpersuasive
most philosophers have found the argument unpersuasive, but actually refuting it turned out to be fiendishly difficult. Even Bertrand Russell admitted that 'it is easier to feel convinced that it must be fallacious than it is to find out precisely where the fallacy lies'
J. Hannam, God's Philosophers (2009), 45
On Anselm's ontological argument
J. Hannam, God's Philosophers (2009), 45
On Anselm's ontological argument
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