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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

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Weierstrass eliminated talk of infinitesimals [Weierstrass, by Kitcher]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

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Weierstrass made limits central, but the existence of limits still needed to be proved [Weierstrass, by Bostock]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

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The meaning or purport of a symbol is all the rational conduct it would lead to [Peirce]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 4. Suicide

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The maxim for suicide is committed to the value of life, and is thus contradictory [Kant]