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The aim of this paper is to present the Nyāya concept of number in the light of contemporary philosophy and to show that the Frege-Russell concept of number does not contradict the Nyāya concept of number but rather supplements it.
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Shaw, J.L. Number: From the Nyāya to Frege-Russell. Stud Logica 41, 283–291 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00370349
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