8 ideas
8921 | Structuralism is now common, studying relations, with no regard for what the objects might be [Hellman] |
8698 | Modal structuralism says mathematics studies possible structures, which may or may not be actualised [Hellman, by Friend] |
9557 | Statements of pure mathematics are elliptical for a sort of modal conditional [Hellman, by Chihara] |
10263 | Modal structuralism can only judge possibility by 'possible' models [Shapiro on Hellman] |
8922 | Maybe mathematical objects only have structural roles, and no intrinsic nature [Hellman] |
16597 | Quantity is the capacity to be divided [Digby] |
7258 | The forefather of modern intuitionism is Richard Price [Price,R, by Dancy,J] |
16731 | Colours arise from the rarity, density and mixture of matter [Digby] |