How do non-experts single out numbers for reference? Linnebo has argued that they do so using a criterion of identity based on the ordinal properties of numerals. Neo-logicists, on the other hand, claim that cardinal properties are the basis of individuation, when they invoke Hume’s Principle. I discuss empirical data from cognitive science and linguistics to answer how non-experts individuate numbers better in practice. I use those findings to develop an alternative account that mixes ordinal and cardinal properties to provide a detailed (though not conclusively proven) answer to the question: how do we in fact semantically individuate numbers?

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我们如何在语义上区分自然数？†

非专家如何挑出数字以供参考？Linnebo 辩称，他们这样做是使用基于数字序数特性的身份标准。另一方面，当新逻辑主义者援引休谟原则时，他们声称基本属性是个体化的基础。我讨论了来自认知科学和语言学的经验数据，以回答非专家如何在实践中更好地对数字进行个体化。我使用这些发现来开发一个混合了序数和基数属性的替代帐户，以提供对以下问题的详细（尽管尚未最终证明）答案：我们实际上如何在语义上对数字进行个体化？