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    Challenges→Mathematical induction does not function as an inference that derives a universal conclusion from two premises

    Peano's axiomatization treats the induction schema as a primitive axiom from which theorems are derived, not as a grammatical stipulation, and this framework successfully grounds arithmetic.

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    Key Terms

    Axiomatization(as in the title of Reichenbach's work)
    The process of taking a theory and organizing it into a set of basic assumptions (called axioms) from which everything else can be logically derived.
    Induction schema(An axiom schema of Peano Arithmetic, one instance per expressible formula)
    For every formula A(x) expressible in the language of Peano Arithmetic: if A(0) holds and for all x, A(x) implies A(x'), then A(x) holds for all x.
    Peano(as the mathematician whose system is being discussed)
    Giuseppe Peano was an Italian mathematician who created a set of basic rules (called axioms) that describe how natural numbers (0, 1, 2, 3...) work and relate to each other.
    grammatical stipulation(as a contrast to how Peano's axiom works)
    A rule about language and how we write symbols, rather than a rule about how the world actually works—like deciding how to spell a word versus explaining what the word means.

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    grounds arithmetic(as what Peano's framework accomplishes)
    Provides the solid logical foundation that explains why arithmetic works and proves that all its rules are correct.
    primitive axiom(as how Peano treated the induction schema)
    A basic, foundational rule that is assumed to be true without proof, rather than something that needs to be proven from other rules.

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