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'Thinking About Mathematics', 'What is an Idea?' and 'Metaphysics'
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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 / 5. Definitions of Number / b. Greek arithmetic
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The idea of 'one' is the foundation of number [Aristotle]
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Each many is just ones, and is measured by the one [Aristotle]
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Number is plurality measured by unity [Aristotle]
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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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Mathematics studies abstracted relations, commensurability and proportion [Aristotle]
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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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