Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Augustin-Louis Cauchy, F.R. Tennant and Leonhard Euler

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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]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
5467 Euler said nature is instrinsically passive, and minds cause change [Euler, by Ellis]
28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / b. Teleological Proof
1451 Design is seen in the way ideas match the world, in the mechanisms of evolution, and in values [Tennant,FR, by PG]