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All the ideas for 'works', 'Mathematics, Science and Language' and 'Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics'

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3. Truth / H. Deflationary Truth / 1. Redundant Truth

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'It is true that this follows' means simply: this follows [Wittgenstein]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 3. Contradiction

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Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor lack of contradiction a sign of truth [Pascal]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

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Mathematics is a mental activity which does not use language [Brouwer, by Bostock]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics

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Brouwer regards the application of mathematics to the world as somehow 'wicked' [Brouwer, by Bostock]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / a. Early logicism

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Two and one making three has the necessity of logical inference [Wittgenstein]