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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique
Late in life Frege abandoned logicism, and saw the source of arithmetic as geometrical [Frege, by Chihara]
9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind
'Ultimate sortals' cannot explain ontological categories [Westerhoff on Wiggins]
27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat
Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]
Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]