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[filed under theme 6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / b. Against mathematical platonism ]

Full Idea

For Aristotle, the de-ontologization of mathematics draws the beautiful into the place of the true.

Clarification

'De-ontologization' is ignoring issues of existence

Gist of Idea

Aristotle removes ontology from mathematics, and replaces the true with the beautiful

Source

report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE]) by Alain Badiou - Briefings on Existence 14

Book Ref

Badiou,Alain: 'Briefings on Existence', ed/tr. Madarsz,Norman [SUNY 2006], p.158