Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Roger Bacon and Leopold Kronecker

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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

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All of mathematics is properties of the whole numbers [Kronecker]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers

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God made the integers, all the rest is the work of man [Kronecker]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 8. Parts of Objects / c. Wholes from parts

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A whole must have one characteristic, an internal relation, and a structure [Rescher/Oppenheim]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / d. Knowing essences

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No one even knows the nature and properties of a fly - why it has that colour, or so many feet [Bacon,R]