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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory
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Set theory is the standard background for modern mathematics [Burgess]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / a. Structuralism
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Structuralists take the name 'R' of the reals to be a variable ranging over structures, not a structure [Burgess]
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There is no one relation for the real number 2, as relations differ in different models [Burgess]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique
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If set theory is used to define 'structure', we can't define set theory structurally [Burgess]
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Abstract algebra concerns relations between models, not common features of all the models [Burgess]
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How can mathematical relations be either internal, or external, or intrinsic? [Burgess]
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