Mathematically speaking, what is an ‘Axiom’?
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Readin and KurtWagner did a good job explaining, but I’ll add that it’s not strictly mathematic. An axiom is often taken in philosophy as well. Any statement which is assumed to be true is “axiomatic,” most notably Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am.”
His entire *Meditations* can be said to be an attempt to find the axiom of what it means to exist and/or personhood.
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