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Ideas for 'Material Beings', 'Investigations in the Foundations of Set Theory I' and 'The Architecture of Mathematics'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

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We take set theory as given, and retain everything valuable, while avoiding contradictions [Zermelo]

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Set theory investigates number, order and function, showing logical foundations for mathematics [Zermelo]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets

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ZFC: Existence, Extension, Specification, Pairing, Unions, Powers, Infinity, Choice [Zermelo, by Clegg]

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Zermelo published his axioms in 1908, to secure a controversial proof [Zermelo, by Maddy]

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Set theory can be reduced to a few definitions and seven independent axioms [Zermelo]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / c. Axiom of Pairing II

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Zermelo introduced Pairing in 1930, and it seems fairly obvious [Zermelo, by Maddy]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / i. Axiom of Foundation VIII

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Zermelo used Foundation to block paradox, but then decided that only Separation was needed [Zermelo, by Maddy]

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / m. Axiom of Separation

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The Axiom of Separation requires set generation up to one step back from contradiction [Zermelo, by Maddy]

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Not every predicate has an extension, but Separation picks the members that satisfy a predicate [Zermelo, by Hart,WD]

4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology

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Mereology is 'nihilistic' (just atoms) or 'universal' (no restrictions on what is 'whole') [Inwagen, by Varzi]