Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William W. Tait, Carrie Jenkins and George Boolos

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

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Mathematics isn't surprising, given that we experience many objects as abstract [Boolos]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism

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Arithmetic concepts are indispensable because they accurately map the world [Jenkins]

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Senses produce concepts that map the world, and arithmetic is known through these concepts [Jenkins]

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

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It is not easy to show that Hume's Principle is analytic or definitive in the required sense [Jenkins]