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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Presupposition and Conversational Implicature' and 'The Foundations of Mathematics'

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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 / d. Logicism critique

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Formalists neglect content, but the logicists have focused on generalizations, and neglected form [Ramsey]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism

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Formalism is hopeless, because it focuses on propositions and ignores concepts [Ramsey]