Ideas from 'Intuitionism and Formalism' by Luitzen E.J. Brouwer [1912], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophy of Mathematics: readings (2nd)' (ed/tr Benacerraf/Putnam) [CUP 1983,0-521-29648-x]].
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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 7. Paraconsistency
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Our dislike of contradiction in logic is a matter of psychology, not mathematics
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics
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Scientific laws largely rest on the results of counting and measuring
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / b. Intuitionism
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Intuitionists only accept denumerable sets
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Neo-intuitionism abstracts from the reuniting of moments, to intuit bare two-oneness
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
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Intuitonists in mathematics worried about unjustified assertion, as well as contradiction [George/Velleman]
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