Giles comments on Logical Pinpointing - Less Wrong

62 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 November 2012 03:33PM

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Comment author: Giles 14 November 2012 02:53:25PM 0 points [-]

I'm not quite sure what you're saying here - that "Numbers" don't exist as such but "the even naturals" do exist?

Comment author: Peterdjones 14 November 2012 03:31:33PM * 0 points [-]

I think s/he is saying there is no Essence of Numberhood beyond satisfaction of the PA's.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 November 2012 12:55:14PM 0 points [-]

Correct.

Comment author: Giles 14 November 2012 04:22:39PM 0 points [-]

Just to be clear, I assume we're talking about the second order Peano axioms here?