Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Eduard Hanslick and Oswald Veblen

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

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]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art

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Music is not an expressive art, because it expresses no familiar emotions [Hanslick, by Wollheim]