Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Augustin-Louis Cauchy and Nicholas Hill

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals
18085 Values that approach zero, becoming less than any quantity, are 'infinitesimals' [Cauchy]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / l. Limits
18084 When successive variable values approach a fixed value, that is its 'limit' [Cauchy]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle
16640 Form is the principle that connects a thing's constitution (rather than being operative) [Hill,N]
9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts
12887 A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]