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'Parmenides', 'A Problem about Substitutional Quantification?' and 'Philebus'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 2. Geometry
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It is absurd to define a circle, but not be able to recognise a real one [Plato]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / f. Arithmetic
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Daily arithmetic counts unequal things, but pure arithmetic equalises them [Plato]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism
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One is, so numbers exist, so endless numbers exist, and each one must partake of being [Plato]
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