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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
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Hilbert wanted to prove the consistency of all of mathematics (which realists take for granted) [Hilbert, by Friend]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers
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We don't get 'nearer' to something by adding decimals to 1.1412... (root-2) [Wittgenstein]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / a. The Infinite
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Infinity is not a number, so doesn't say how many; it is the property of a law [Wittgenstein]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism
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The grounding of mathematics is 'in the beginning was the sign' [Hilbert]
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Hilbert substituted a syntactic for a semantic account of consistency [Hilbert, by George/Velleman]
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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 8. Finitism
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Hilbert aimed to prove the consistency of mathematics finitely, to show infinities won't produce contradictions [Hilbert, by George/Velleman]
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