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All the ideas for 'Frege's Theory of Numbers', 'Isolation and Non-arbitrary Division' and 'What is an Idea?'

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units
17435 Objects do not naturally form countable units [Koslicki]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / c. Counting procedure
17433 We can still count squares, even if they overlap [Koslicki]
17447 Parsons says counting is tagging as first, second, third..., and converting the last to a cardinal [Parsons,C, by Heck]
17439 There is no deep reason why we count carrots but not asparagus [Koslicki]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / d. Counting via concepts
17434 We struggle to count branches and waves because our concepts lack clear boundaries [Koslicki]
7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff
17436 We talk of snow as what stays the same, when it is a heap or drift or expanse [Koslicki]
18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas
19423 By an 'idea' I mean not an actual thought, but the resources we can draw on to think [Leibniz]