Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Aenesidemus and Edward Craig

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

18085

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

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

18084

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

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 3. Value of Knowledge

23559

We have the concept of 'knowledge' as a label for good informants [Craig, by Fricker,M]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics

6040	There is no universal goal to human life [Aenesidemus, by Photius]