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'Commentary on 'De Anima'', 'The Possibility of Metaphysics' and 'Mathematics without Foundations'
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism
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Sets are instances of numbers (rather than 'collections'); numbers explain sets, not vice versa [Lowe]
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If 2 is a particular, then adding particulars to themselves does nothing, and 2+2=2 [Lowe]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / b. Against mathematical platonism
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Does the existence of numbers matter, in the way space, time and persons do? [Lowe]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism
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Maybe mathematics is empirical in that we could try to change it [Putnam]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics
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Science requires more than consistency of mathematics [Putnam]
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