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This is an innate aspect of philosophy. You’d have to go history diving to whoever came up with the idea first but it probably originated around the time of the
by mlindner 4y ago
This is an innate aspect of philosophy. You’d have to go history diving to whoever came up with the idea first but it probably originated around the time of the renaissance or Greek or Roman philosophers.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoYeah, it's been considered for a long time, I think first suggested by the stoics, but that's still western culture.
- mlindner 4y agoThe Arabs invented our number system. If it’s invented far enough back it spreads globally.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoI don't know that's a great example given that many cultures don't share those numerals, so it can't be assumed these ideas propagate solely by the virtue of being old.
- mlindner 4y agoWhat culture that's developed enough to control a nation state doesn't use those numerals? Many cultures have alternative numerals that are in use, but usually only in informal usage.
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- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoChina? They didn't adopt Arabic numerals until the 17th century after it was introduced by Europeans, and there's no way to argue they weren't a nation state before that.