Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Archimedes, Augustin-Louis Cauchy and Peter (Pyotr) Kropotkin

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

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Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

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When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 1. Grounds of equality

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Only liberty, equality and sympathy can stand up to anti-social people [Kropotkin]