Ideas from 'Vagaries of Definition' by Willard Quine [1972], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Ways of Paradox and other essays' by Quine,Willard [Harvard 1976,0-674-94837-8]].
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory
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All the arithmetical entities can be reduced to classes of integers, and hence to sets
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings
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Meaning is essence divorced from things and wedded to words
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 4. Analytic/Synthetic Critique
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The distinction between meaning and further information is as vague as the essence/accident distinction
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