Full Idea
It is a vexed question whether, when we count and say 'one, two, three…', we are doing so by addition or by separate modules. We are, of course, doing both.
Gist of Idea
When we count, are we adding, or naming numbers?
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1082b32)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.414
A Reaction
Note that this is almost Benacerraf's famous problem about whether or not 3 is a member of 4.