see pages 107 and following of <A HREF="https://books.google.com/books?id=vrQLbbxGNMsC">Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics</A> - Dedekind and the set-theoretical approach 1. The algebraic origins of Dedekind's set theory, 1856-58 2. A new fundamental notion for algebra: fields 3. The emergence of algebraic number theory 4. Ideals and methodology 5. Dedekind's infinitism 6. The diffusion of Dedekind's views