Carl Gustav Hempel Quote

The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as "All bachelors are unmarried," but they also share the complete lack of empirical content which is associated with that certainty: The propositions of mathematics are devoid of all factual content; they convey no information whatever on any empirical subject matter.


The Philosophy of Carl G. Hempel: Studies in Science, Explanation, and Rationality (ed. Oxford University Press, 2001) - ISBN: 9780195343878


The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as All bachelors are...

The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as All bachelors are...

The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as All bachelors are...

The propositions of mathematics have, therefore, the same unquestionable certainty which is typical of such propositions as All bachelors are...