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Ideas for 'Precis of 'Limits of Abstraction'', 'The Boundary Stones of Thought' and 'Intro to 'Communitarianism and Individualism''

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

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Cantor and Dedekind aimed to give analysis a foundation in set theory (rather than geometry) [Rumfitt]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / d. Hume's Principle

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If Hume's Principle can define numbers, we needn't worry about its truth [Fine,K]

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Hume's Principle is either adequate for number but fails to define properly, or vice versa [Fine,K]