Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Alan Musgrave and Paul J. Cohen

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

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Formalism seems to exclude all creative, growing mathematics [Musgrave]

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Formalism is a bulwark of logical positivism [Musgrave]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / a. Constructivism

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We could accept the integers as primitive, then use sets to construct the rest [Cohen]