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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 1. Foundations for Mathematics

18846	Cantor and Dedekind aimed to give analysis a foundation in set theory (rather than geometry) [Rumfitt]
	Full Idea: One of the motivations behind Cantor's and Dedekind's pioneering explorations in the field was the ambition to give real analysis a new foundation in set theory - and hence a foundation independent of geometry.
	From: Ian Rumfitt (The Boundary Stones of Thought [2015], 9.6)
	A reaction: Rumfitt is inclined to think that the project has failed, although a weaker set theory than ZF might do the job (within limits).