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'Cratylus', 'Philebus' and 'Proof that every set can be well-ordered'
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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 / 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 / e. Countable infinity
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Zermelo realised that Choice would facilitate the sort of 'counting' Cantor needed [Zermelo, by Lavine]
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