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'The Case for Closure', 'The Evolution of Logic' and 'Philebus'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
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It is absurd to define a circle, but not be able to recognise a real one [Plato]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / e. Ordinal numbers
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The less-than relation < well-orders, and partially orders, and totally orders the ordinal numbers [Hart,WD]
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The axiom of infinity with separation gives a least limit ordinal ω [Hart,WD]
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There are at least as many infinite cardinals as transfinite ordinals (because they will map) [Hart,WD]
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Von Neumann's ordinals generalise into the transfinite better, because Zermelo's ω is a singleton [Hart,WD]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers
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19th century arithmetization of analysis isolated the real numbers from geometry [Hart,WD]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic
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Daily arithmetic counts unequal things, but pure arithmetic equalises them [Plato]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite
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We can establish truths about infinite numbers by means of induction [Hart,WD]
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