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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Later Letters to Dedekind' and 'Letters to Voetius'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 4. Axioms for Sets / a. Axioms for sets
17831 Cantor gives informal versions of ZF axioms as ways of getting from one set to another [Cantor, by Lake]
     Full Idea: Cantor gives informal versions of the axioms of ZF as ways of getting from one set to another.
     From: report of George Cantor (Later Letters to Dedekind [1899]) by John Lake - Approaches to Set Theory 1.6
     A reaction: Lake suggests that it should therefore be called CZF.
21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
468 Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]
     Full Idea: In singing and playing the lyre, a boy will be likely to reveal not only courage and moderation, but also justice.
     From: Damon (fragments/reports [c.460 BCE], B4), quoted by (who?) - where?
28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
16712 Atheism is an atrocious and intolerable crime in any country [Descartes]
     Full Idea: Atheism is the most atrocious crime, and should be tolerated in no republic, however free.
     From: René Descartes (Letters to Voetius [1640], VIIIB:174), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 20.2