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All the ideas for 'Universal Arithmetick', 'The Truth in Relativism' and 'Opus Maius (major works)'

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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 5. Definitions of Number / b. Greek arithmetic

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A number is not a multitude, but a unified ratio between quantities [Newton]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / f. Ethical non-cognitivism

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If moral systems can't judge other moral systems, then moral relativism is true [Williams,B, by Foot]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]