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All the ideas for 'Universal Arithmetick', 'Ways Worlds Could Be' and 'Ordinatio'

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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]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals

9103	A universal is not a real feature of objects, but only a thought-object in the mind [William of Ockham]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Structural universals might serve as possible worlds [Forrest, by Lewis]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

9104	A universal is the result of abstraction, which is only a kind of mental picturing [William of Ockham]