16 ideas
| 3340 | Von Neumann defines each number as the set of all smaller numbers [Neumann, by Blackburn] |
| 15943 | Limitation of Size is not self-evident, and seems too strong [Lavine on Neumann] |
| 3355 | Von Neumann wanted mathematical functions to replace sets [Neumann, by Benardete,JA] |
| 20100 | Classical liberalism seeks freedom of opinion, of private life, of expression, and of property [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 13489 | Von Neumann treated cardinals as a special sort of ordinal [Neumann, by Hart,WD] |
| 22716 | Von Neumann defined ordinals as the set of all smaller ordinals [Neumann, by Poundstone] |
| 12336 | A von Neumann ordinal is a transitive set with transitive elements [Neumann, by Badiou] |
| 18179 | For Von Neumann the successor of n is n U {n} (rather than {n}) [Neumann, by Maddy] |
| 18180 | Von Neumann numbers are preferred, because they continue into the transfinite [Maddy on Neumann] |
| 15925 | Each Von Neumann ordinal number is the set of its predecessors [Neumann, by Lavine] |
| 13672 | All the axioms for mathematics presuppose set theory [Neumann] |
| 7350 | The Torah just says: do not do to your neighbour what is hateful to you [Hillel the Elder] |
| 20097 | The welfare state aims at freedom from want, and equality of opportunity [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20099 | For communists history is driven by the proletariat [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20098 | Fans of economic freedom claim that capitalism is self-correcting [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20096 | Roman law entrenched property rights [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |