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Full Idea
Many of those who are skeptical about the existence of infinite combinatorial collections would want to doubt or deny the Axiom of Choice.
Gist of Idea
Those who reject infinite collections also want to reject the Axiom of Choice
Source
Shaughan Lavine (Understanding the Infinite [1994], VI.2)
Book Ref
Lavine,Shaughan: 'Understanding the Infinite' [Harvard 1994], p.164
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| 10701 | Cantor showed that supposed contradictions in infinity were just a lack of clarity [Cantor, by Potter] |
| 14427 | We can enumerate finite classes, but an intensional definition is needed for infinite classes [Russell] |
| 9944 | We understand some statements about all sets [Putnam] |
| 9634 | Set theory says that natural numbers are an actual infinity (to accommodate their powerset) [Brown,JR] |
| 10857 | Set theory made a closer study of infinity possible [Clegg] |
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| 15937 | Those who reject infinite collections also want to reject the Axiom of Choice [Lavine] |
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