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'On What Grounds What', 'Reference and Definite Descriptions' and 'A Subject with No Object'
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / a. Numbers
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We should talk about possible existence, rather than actual existence, of numbers [Burgess/Rosen]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / c. Nominalist structuralism
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Structuralism and nominalism are normally rivals, but might work together [Burgess/Rosen]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism
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If 'there are red roses' implies 'there are roses', then 'there are prime numbers' implies 'there are numbers' [Schaffer,J]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / b. Against mathematical platonism
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Number words became nouns around the time of Plato [Burgess/Rosen]
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