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All the ideas for 'Philosophical Explanations', 'On Platonism in Mathematics' and 'Scientific Realism'

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4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 8. Critique of Set Theory

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Very few things in set theory remain valid in intuitionist mathematics [Bernays]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 1. Mathematical Platonism / a. For mathematical platonism

10303

Restricted Platonism is just an ideal projection of a domain of thought [Bernays]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / d. Logicism critique

10306

Mathematical abstraction just goes in a different direction from logic [Bernays]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 5. Natural Properties

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Scientific properties are defined by the laws that embody them [Psillos, by Ladyman/Ross]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs

3570	Maybe knowledge is belief which 'tracks' the truth [Nozick, by Williams,M]

13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 4. Tracking the Facts

2748	A true belief isn't knowledge if it would be believed even if false. It should 'track the truth' [Nozick, by Dancy,J]