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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'The Theory of Transfinite Numbers' and 'Philebus'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry

9867	It is absurd to define a circle, but not be able to recognise a real one [Plato]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic

9865	Daily arithmetic counts unequal things, but pure arithmetic equalises them [Plato]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / f. Uncountable infinities

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Cantor needed Power Set for the reals, but then couldn't count the new collections [Cantor, by Lavine]