Abstract
Fine and Antonelli introduce two generalizations of permutation invariance - internal invariance and simple/double invariance respectively. After sketching reasons why a solution to the Bad Company problem might require that abstraction principles be invariant in one or both senses, I identify the most finegrained abstraction principle that is invariant in each sense. Hume's Principle is the most fine-grained abstraction principle invariant in both senses. I conclude by suggesting that this partially explains the success of Hume's Principle, and the comparative lack of success in reconstructing areas of mathematics other than arithmetic based on non-invariant abstraction principles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-25 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Philosophia Mathematica |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author [2016].