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- From: torkel@sics.se (Torkel Franzen)
- Subject: Re: Lowneheim-Skolem theorem (was: Continuos vs. discrete models)
- In-Reply-To: paul@mtnmath.UUCP's message of 18 Nov 92 15:34:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <TORKEL.92Nov18193457@bast.sics.se>
- Sender: news@sics.se
- Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista
- References: <1992Nov17.124233.24312@oracorp.com> <TORKEL.92Nov18114047@isis.sics.se>
- <361@mtnmath.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:34:57 GMT
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- In article <361@mtnmath.UUCP> paul@mtnmath.UUCP (Paul Budnik) writes:
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- >This would be a valid argument if uncountable had an absolute definition.
- >I think uncountable is only meaningful relative to some formal system.
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- Yes. However, this is a peculiar philosophical dogma which on the face of
- it has nothing to recommend it, and in particular, has nothing to do with
- ordinary mathematics.
-