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'Metaphysics', 'Realism in Mathematics' and 'Writing the Book of the World'
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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]
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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]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 2. Intuition of Mathematics
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Intuition doesn't support much mathematics, and we should question its reliability [Maddy, by Shapiro]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism
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We know mind-independent mathematical truths through sets, which rest on experience [Maddy, by Jenkins]
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