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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Essence and Potentiality' and 'Replies on 'Limits of Abstraction''

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

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It is a simple truth that the objects of mathematics have being, of some sort [Aristotle]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / b. Against mathematical platonism

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Aristotle removes ontology from mathematics, and replaces the true with the beautiful [Aristotle, by Badiou]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism

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Logicists say mathematics can be derived from definitions, and can be known that way [Fine,K]