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All the ideas for 'Wisdom', 'Elements of Intuitionism' and 'In Metaphysics'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

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The devil was wise as an angel, and lost no knowledge when he rebelled [Whitcomb]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / c. Potential infinite

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Platonists ruin infinity, which is precisely a growing structure which is never completed [Dummett]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 10. Constructivism / a. Constructivism

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For intuitionists it is constructed proofs (which take time) which make statements true [Dummett]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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Are things distinct if they are both separate, or if only one of them can be separate? [Duns Scotus, by Pasnau]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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Substance is only grasped under the general heading of 'being' [Duns Scotus]