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All the ideas for 'German Philosophy: a very short introduction', 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics' and 'Mathematics without Numbers'

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3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth
11074 'It is true that this follows' means simply: this follows [Wittgenstein]
6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / c. Nominalist structuralism
8698 Modal structuralism says mathematics studies possible structures, which may or may not be actualised [Hellman, by Friend]
9557 Statements of pure mathematics are elliptical for a sort of modal conditional [Hellman, by Chihara]
10263 Modal structuralism can only judge possibility by 'possible' models [Shapiro on Hellman]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism
11073 Two and one making three has the necessity of logical inference [Wittgenstein]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
22049 Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity [Bowie]
11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism
22055 The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices [Bowie]
22054 German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity [Bowie]
22056 Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement [Bowie]