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'The Advancement of Learning', 'Naturalism in Mathematics' and 'On Concept and Object'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / d. Actual infinite
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Completed infinities resulted from giving foundations to calculus [Maddy]
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Cantor and Dedekind brought completed infinities into mathematics [Maddy]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / i. Cardinal infinity
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Infinity has degrees, and large cardinals are the heart of set theory [Maddy]
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For any cardinal there is always a larger one (so there is no set of all sets) [Maddy]
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An 'inaccessible' cardinal cannot be reached by union sets or power sets [Maddy]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
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Theorems about limits could only be proved once the real numbers were understood [Maddy]
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