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The above basically says that
P(k)is "is within the successor chain of 0". Note that the base case isk = 0, notk = o. Anyway, the point is, since such a property is possible (including only the objects that are some n-successor of 0), the axiom of induction implies that numbers that follow 0 are the only numbers.ETA: Reading your parent post again, the problem is it's impossible to have an
othat has every property0does. As a demonstration,Z(k) := (k = 0)is a valid property. It's true only of0.R(k, 0)is similarly a property that is only true of0, orSS..0.