Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Alain Badiou and Bryan Magee
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
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In mathematics, if a problem can be formulated, it will eventually be solved [Badiou]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / a. Numbers
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Numbers are for measuring and for calculating (and the two must be consistent) [Badiou]
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There is no single unified definition of number [Badiou]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / b. Types of number
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Each type of number has its own characteristic procedure of introduction [Badiou]
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Must we accept numbers as existing when they no longer consist of units? [Badiou]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite
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Mathematics shows that thinking is not confined to the finite [Badiou]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / g. Continuum Hypothesis
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The undecidability of the Continuum Hypothesis may have ruined or fragmented set theory [Badiou]
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