Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Benjamin Franklin, Averroes (Ibn Rushd) and Karl Weierstrass

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5 ideas

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

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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]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / e. Being and nothing

16587

Prime matter is halfway between non-existence and existence [Averroes]

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 8. Contract Strategies

20721

Punctuality and justice in dealings are excellent for raising a man in the world [Franklin]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 11. Capitalism

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Time is money, ..credit is money, ..and money breeds more money [Franklin]