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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / a. Axioms for numbers
3338 Numbers have been defined in terms of 'successors' to the concept of 'zero' [Peano, by Blackburn]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 4. Axioms for Number / d. Peano arithmetic
5897 0 is a non-successor number, all successors are numbers, successors can't duplicate, if P(n) and P(n+1) then P(all-n) [Peano, by Flew]
8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 13. Tropes / a. Nature of tropes
18431 Internal relations combine some tropes into a nucleus, which bears the non-essential tropes [Simons, by Edwards]
9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance
13197 The notion of substance is one of the keys to true philosophy [Leibniz]
26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
13198 Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz]