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13 Jan 2010, 6:54 pm
Orwell wrote:
irishaspie wrote:
doesnt axiom mean self-evident?
No, an axiom is a statement accepted without proof. Not all axioms are self-evident, for example there has been significant controversy in the past over the Axiom of Choice.
There is even some doubt as to whether any judgment is self evident.
13 Jan 2010, 6:54 pm
