Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Crispin Wright, Wilfrid Sellars and Isaac Newton
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
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Newton developed a kinematic approach to geometry [Newton, by Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / a. Numbers
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We can talk of 'innumerable number', about the infinite points on a line [Newton]
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Number theory aims at the essence of natural numbers, giving their nature, and the epistemology [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers
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One could grasp numbers, and name sizes with them, without grasping ordering [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / d. Counting via concepts
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Instances of a non-sortal concept can only be counted relative to a sortal concept [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite
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Not all infinites are equal [Newton]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
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Quantities and ratios which continually converge will eventually become equal [Newton]
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