Ideas from 'Cantorian Abstraction: Recon. and Defence' by Kit Fine [1998], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Journal of Philosophy' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic
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I think of variables as objects rather than as signs
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 5. Generalisation by mind
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If green is abstracted from a thing, it is only seen as a type if it is common to many things
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection
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To obtain the number 2 by abstraction, we only want to abstract the distinctness of a pair of objects
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We should define abstraction in general, with number abstraction taken as a special case
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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 8. Abstractionism Critique
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After abstraction all numbers seem identical, so only 0 and 1 will exist!
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