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Full Idea
It is a remarkable fact that all the arithmetical properties of the natural numbers can be derived from such a small number of assumptions (as the Peano Axioms).
Gist of Idea
It is remarkable that all natural number arithmetic derives from just the Peano Axioms
Source
Michael Potter (Set Theory and Its Philosophy [2004], 05.2)
Book Ref
Potter,Michael: 'Set Theory and Its Philosophy' [OUP 2004], p.92
A Reaction
If one were to defend essentialism about arithmetic, this would be grist to their mill. I'm just saying.