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'Precis of 'Limits of Abstraction'', 'Concepts and Counting' and 'How the Laws of Physics Lie'
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / c. Fregean numbers
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Some 'how many?' answers are not predications of a concept, like 'how many gallons?' [Rumfitt]
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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]
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