Questions tagged [conceptual-metaphor]
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NBG Class Theory - Can FOL be defined in terms of "mental notions"?
I am currently exploring defining mathematical theories in terms of mental concepts rather than as being formalized in yet other mathematical theories.
In the single-sorted presentation of NBG class ...
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Identification of light with existence and darkness with non-existence [closed]
Is it true that in ancient times many thinkers identified light with existence (essence), and darkness with non-existence?
Examples include Pythagoreanism, Neoplatonism, the ontology of light as-...
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What is meant by abstract concepts and concrete concepts? Aren't the former tautologous and latter contradictory?
There are two phrases that I had often seen in books but now after giving a deeper thought, I'm unable to wrap my head around them. These phrases are 'abstract concept' and 'concrete concept'.
The ...
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