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Ideas for Anon (Lev), Jonathan Schaffer and Frank P. Ramsey

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism

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If 'there are red roses' implies 'there are roses', then 'there are prime numbers' implies 'there are numbers' [Schaffer,J]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

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If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / b. Type theory

6409	The 'simple theory of types' distinguishes levels among properties [Ramsey, by Grayling]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique

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Formalists neglect content, but the logicists have focused on generalizations, and neglected form [Ramsey]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism

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Formalism is hopeless, because it focuses on propositions and ignores concepts [Ramsey]