Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Adam Cross and George Cantor

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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
Infinities expand the bounds of the conceivable; we explore concepts to explore conceivability [Cantor, by Friend]
18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
Cantor says (vaguely) that we abstract numbers from equal sized sets [Hart,WD on Cantor]
We form the image of a cardinal number by a double abstraction, from the elements and from their order [Cantor]