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WM  
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 More options Nov 13 2012, 1:55 am
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From: WM <mueck...@rz.fh-augsburg.de>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:55:56 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Matheology § 149
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Matheology § 149

It might be objected that no contradiction results from taking the
real numbers to form a definite totality. There is, however, no ground
to suppose that treating an indefinitely extensible concept as a
definite one will always lead to inconsistency; it may merely lead to
our supposing ourselves to have a definite idea when we do not ...
[M. Dummett: "The seas of language", Oxford University Press (1993) p.
442]
http://books.google.de/books/about/The_Seas_of_Language.html?id=dzf_n...

Regards, WM


 
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Uirgil  
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From: Uirgil <uir...@uirgil.ur>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:19:55 -0700
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 WM <mueck...@rz.fh-augsburg.de> wrote:
> Matheology § 149

> It might be objected that no contradiction results from taking the
> real numbers to form a definite totality. There is, however, no ground
> to suppose that treating an indefinitely extensible concept as a
> definite one will always lead to inconsistency

But that is precisely what WM insists always does lead to inconsistency.


 
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Alan Smaill  
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 More options Nov 13 2012, 7:25 am
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From: Alan Smaill <sma...@SPAMinf.ed.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:23:43 +0000
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WM <mueck...@rz.fh-augsburg.de> writes:
> Matheology § 149

> It might be objected that no contradiction results from taking the
> real numbers to form a definite totality. There is, however, no ground
> to suppose that treating an indefinitely extensible concept as a
> definite one will always lead to inconsistency; it may merely lead to
> our supposing ourselves to have a definite idea when we do not ...
> [M. Dummett: "The seas of language", Oxford University Press (1993) p.
> 442]
> http://books.google.de/books/about/The_Seas_of_Language.html?id=dzf_n...

Excellent quote.

If only you would take it to heart
(if only you understood it).

> Regards, WM

--
Alan Smaill

 
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