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Ideas for 'A Puzzle about Belief', 'Philosophy of Mathematics' and 'The Foundations of Mathematics'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique
Formalists neglect content, but the logicists have focused on generalizations, and neglected form [Ramsey]
Logical truth is true in all models, so mathematical objects can't be purely logical [Linnebo]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 7. Formalism
Formalism is hopeless, because it focuses on propositions and ignores concepts [Ramsey]
Game Formalism has no semantics, and Term Formalism reduces the semantics [Linnebo]