Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Xenophon, Ren Descartes and Epicurus
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
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I can learn the concepts of duration and number just from observing my own thoughts [Descartes]
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Surely maths is true even if I am dreaming? [Descartes]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers
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Descartes showed a one-one order-preserving match between points on a line and the real numbers [Descartes, by Hart,WD]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units
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I can only see the proportion of two to three if there is a common measure - their unity [Descartes]
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Unity is something shared by many things, so in that respect they are equals [Descartes]
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