Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Anon (Gilg) and Augustin-Louis Cauchy

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals

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Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits

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When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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Six reduction levels: groups, lives, cells, molecules, atoms, particles [Putnam/Oppenheim, by Watson]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 5. Infinite in Nature

8659	The gods alone live forever with Shamash. The days of humans are numbered. [Anon (Gilg)]