Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Anaxarchus, R Kaplan / E Kaplan and St John

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12 ideas

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 2. Logos

6294	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God [John]

3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 2. Defining Truth

8821	Jesus said he bore witness to the truth. Pilate asked, What is truth? [John]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / j. Axiom of Choice IX

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Using Choice, you can cut up a small ball and make an enormous one from the pieces [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / b. Types of number

15712

1 and 0, then add for naturals, subtract for negatives, divide for rationals, take roots for irrationals [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

15711

The rationals are everywhere - the irrationals are everywhere else [Kaplan/Kaplan]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic

15714

'Commutative' laws say order makes no difference; 'associative' laws say groupings make no difference [Kaplan/Kaplan]

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'Distributive' laws say if you add then multiply, or multiply then add, you get the same result [Kaplan/Kaplan]

13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 1. Scepticism

3061	Anaxarchus said that he was not even sure that he knew nothing [Anaxarchus, by Diog. Laertius]

14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction

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The first million numbers confirm that no number is greater than a million [Kaplan/Kaplan]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 6. Divine Morality / c. God is the good

8140	God is love [John]

8141	He that does evil has not seen God [John]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief

8139	If you love the world, then you do not love the Father [John]