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All the ideas for 'Universal Arithmetick', 'Community and Association' and 'The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory'

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

17783

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

14. Science / A. Basis of Science / 6. Falsification

22137

Observation can force rejection of some part of the initial set of claims [Duhem, by Boulter]

14. Science / B. Scientific Theories / 6. Theory Holism

18197

Experiments only test groups of hypotheses, and can't show which one is wrong [Duhem]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism

7492	Early societies are based on community, and modern societies on association [Tönnies, by Watson]