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It is well-known that the class of ordinals is the proper class. Is it true that the class of initial ordinals is proper?



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  • Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
    – Wojowu
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  • Hint for a different proof: Show that every ordinal is an element of an initial ordinal. Then apply the axiom of union.
    – Andreas Blass
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  • Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
    – Wojowu
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    – Andreas Blass
    Dec 1 at 15:22















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  • Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
    – Wojowu
    Dec 1 at 12:52










  • Hint for a different proof: Show that every ordinal is an element of an initial ordinal. Then apply the axiom of union.
    – Andreas Blass
    Dec 1 at 15:22




















  • Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
    – Wojowu
    Dec 1 at 12:52










  • Hint for a different proof: Show that every ordinal is an element of an initial ordinal. Then apply the axiom of union.
    – Andreas Blass
    Dec 1 at 15:22


















Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
– Wojowu
Dec 1 at 12:52




Hint: there is an injection from the class of ordinals to the class of initial ordinals
– Wojowu
Dec 1 at 12:52












Hint for a different proof: Show that every ordinal is an element of an initial ordinal. Then apply the axiom of union.
– Andreas Blass
Dec 1 at 15:22






Hint for a different proof: Show that every ordinal is an element of an initial ordinal. Then apply the axiom of union.
– Andreas Blass
Dec 1 at 15:22

















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