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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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The origination of the concept of multiplicity through that of the collective combination

Edmund Husserl

pp. 15-22

Abstract

The well-known definition of the concept of number — as we may more briefly say in place of "whole number," conforming to the common way of speaking — is: The number is a multiplicity of units. Since Euclid1 used it, this definition has returned again and again. Instead of "multiplicity," the words "plurality," "totality," "aggregate," "collection," "group," etc., are also used, all names of the same or almost the same signification, although not without appreciable nuances.2

Publication details

Published in:

Husserl Edmund (2003) Philosophy of arithmetic: Psychological and Logical investigations with supplementary texts from 1887–1901. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 15-22

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0060-4_2

Full citation:

Husserl Edmund (2003) The origination of the concept of multiplicity through that of the collective combination, In: Philosophy of arithmetic, Dordrecht, Springer, 15–22.