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[filed under theme 6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / d. Hume's Principle ]

Full Idea

There is not just one way of giving a criterion of identity for numbers.

Gist of Idea

There are many criteria for the identity of numbers

Source

David Bostock (Philosophy of Mathematics [2009], 9.A.2)

Book Ref

Bostock,David: 'Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction' [Wiley-Blackwell 2009], p.275