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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Morality and Human Sexuality' and 'Elements of Intuitionism'

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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]

25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality

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Why do sexual relationships need permanence, if other relationships don't? [Punzo]

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Does engaging in sexual intercourse really need no more thought than playing tennis? [Punzo]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]