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Full Idea
Some mathematicians seem to think that talk of an Axiom of Choice allows them to choose a single member of a collection when there is no criterion of choice.
Gist of Idea
The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice
Source
Max Black (The Identity of Indiscernibles [1952], p.68)
Book Ref
'Metaphysics - An Anthology', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Kim,J. [Blackwell 1999], p.68
10193 | The 'property' of self-identity is uselessly tautological [Black] |
10195 | If the universe just held two indiscernibles spheres, that refutes the Identity of Indiscernibles [Black] |
10194 | Two things can only be distinguished by a distinct property or a distinct relation [Black] |
10196 | The Axiom of Choice needs a criterion of choice [Black] |