Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Benjamin Constant, J.H. Fetzer and Karl Weierstrass

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals
18086 Weierstrass eliminated talk of infinitesimals [Weierstrass, by Kitcher]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
18092 Weierstrass made limits central, but the existence of limits still needed to be proved [Weierstrass, by Bostock]
8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / e. Dispositions as potential
15797 All structures are dispositional, objects are dispositions sets, and events manifest dispositions [Fetzer]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 1. Structure of an Object
15800 All events and objects are dispositional, and hence all structural properties are dispositional [Fetzer]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / b. Liberal individualism
22595 Liberty is the triumph of the individual, over both despotic government and enslaving majorities [Constant]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality
22597 Minority rights are everyone's rights, because we all have turns in the minority [Constant]
26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 2. Defining Kinds
15798 Kinds are arrangements of dispositions [Fetzer]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 3. Laws and Generalities
15799 Lawlike sentences are general attributions of disposition to all members of some class [Fetzer]