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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'Frege's Concept of Numbers as Objects' and 'A Dictionary of Political Thought'
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 1. Foundations for Mathematics
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Categories are the best foundation for mathematics [Shapiro]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / d. Peano arithmetic
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Wright thinks Hume's Principle is more fundamental to cardinals than the Peano Axioms are [Wright,C, by Heck]
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There are five Peano axioms, which can be expressed informally [Wright,C]
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Number truths are said to be the consequence of PA - but it needs semantic consequence [Wright,C]
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What facts underpin the truths of the Peano axioms? [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / c. Fregean numbers
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Sameness of number is fundamental, not counting, despite children learning that first [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / d. Hume's Principle
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We derive Hume's Law from Law V, then discard the latter in deriving arithmetic [Wright,C, by Fine,K]
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Frege has a good system if his 'number principle' replaces his basic law V [Wright,C, by Friend]
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Wright says Hume's Principle is analytic of cardinal numbers, like a definition [Wright,C, by Heck]
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It is 1-1 correlation of concepts, and not progression, which distinguishes natural number [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / e. Caesar problem
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If numbers are extensions, Frege must first solve the Caesar problem for extensions [Wright,C]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / f. Zermelo numbers
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Two definitions of 3 in terms of sets disagree over whether 1 is a member of 3 [Shapiro]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / a. Structuralism
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Numbers do not exist independently; the essence of a number is its relations to other numbers [Shapiro]
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A 'system' is related objects; a 'pattern' or 'structure' abstracts the pure relations from them [Shapiro]
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