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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]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / d. Cause of beliefs

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Belief is no more rational than is tasting and smelling [Hamann]

24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy

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Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men [Hume]

28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature

7666	God is not a mathematician, but a poet [Hamann, by Berlin]