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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 1. Set Theory

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Mathematical set theory has many plausible stopping points, such as finitism, and predicativism [Koellner]

17893

'Reflection principles' say the whole truth about sets can't be captured [Koellner]

5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 5. Incompleteness

17894

We have no argument to show a statement is absolutely undecidable [Koellner]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / i. Cardinal infinity

17890

There are at least eleven types of large cardinal, of increasing logical strength [Koellner]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / d. Peano arithmetic

17887

PA is consistent as far as we can accept, and we expand axioms to overcome limitations [Koellner]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / g. Incompleteness of Arithmetic

17891

Arithmetical undecidability is always settled at the next stage up [Koellner]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence

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The possible Aristotelian view that forms are real and active principles is clearly wrong [Fine,K, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Only natural kinds and their members have real essences [Suárez, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

7563	The old 'influx' view of causation says it is a flow of accidental properties from A to B [Suárez, by Jolley]