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Topic: Anti-foundation axiom
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Anti-foundation axiom
Posted: Mar 6, 2013 7:59 AM
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The following theory Violates foundation in preference to somewhat
plausible
axioms.

ZF - foundation
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For all x. Exist H(x)
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for all x. x subnumerous to H(x)
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Anti-Foundation Axiom: An infinite Dedekindian finite set exists.

Where H(x) is the set of all sets hereditarily subnumerous to x.

Zuhair

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