Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Walter Charleton and M Loux / D Zimmerman

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 6. Metaphysics as Conceptual

9217	Modern empirical metaphysics focuses on ontological commitments of discourse, or on presuppositions [Loux/Zimmerman]

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]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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The quantity is just the matter, in that it has extended parts and is diffuse [Charleton]