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'Individuals without Sortals', 'The Parts of Animals' and 'New Essays on Human Understanding'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
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Geometry, unlike sensation, lets us glimpse eternal truths and their necessity [Leibniz]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units
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Only whole numbers are multitudes of units [Leibniz]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / d. Counting via concepts
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Counting 'coin in this box' may have coin as the unit, with 'in this box' merely as the scope [Ayers]
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If counting needs a sortal, what of things which fall under two sortals? [Ayers]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry
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We shouldn't just accept Euclid's axioms, but try to demonstrate them [Leibniz]
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