Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Timon, David Hildebrand 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

18084

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

13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism

2975	That honey is sweet I do not affirm, but I agree that it appears so [Timon]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 13. Green Politics

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Should we value environmental systems for human benefit, or for their own sake? [Hildebrand]