The Julius Caesar objection

In Richard G. Heck (ed.), Language, thought, and logic: essays in honour of Michael Dummett. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 273--308 (1997)
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This paper argues that that Caesar problem had a technical aspect, namely, that it threatened to make it impossible to prove, in the way Frege wanted, that there are infinitely many numbers. It then offers a solution to the problem, one that shows Frege did not really need the claim that "numbers are objects", not if that claim is intended in a form that forces the Caesar problem upon us.

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Function and Concept.Gottlob Frege - 1997 - In David Hugh Mellor & Alex Oliver (eds.), Properties. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 130-149.
The standard of equality of numbers.George Boolos - 1990 - In Hilary Putnam & George Boolos (eds.), Meaning and method: essays in honor of Hilary Putnam. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 261--77.

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