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All the ideas for 'Reply to Hellman', 'Remarks on the forces of inorganic Nature' and 'Realism in Mathematics'

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6 ideas

4. Formal Logic / F. Set Theory ST / 7. Natural Sets

8755	Maddy replaces pure sets with just objects and perceived sets of objects [Maddy, by Shapiro]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 6. Mathematics as Set Theory / a. Mathematics is set theory

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A natural number is a property of sets [Maddy, by Oliver]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 2. Intuition of Mathematics

8756	Intuition doesn't support much mathematics, and we should question its reliability [Maddy, by Shapiro]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / a. Mathematical empiricism

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We know mind-independent mathematical truths through sets, which rest on experience [Maddy, by Jenkins]

12. Knowledge Sources / A. A Priori Knowledge / 2. Self-Evidence

9379	A sentence is obvious if it is true, and any speaker of the language will instantly agree to it [Quine]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 1. Mechanics / d. Gravity

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Gravity isn't a force, because it produces effects without diminishing [Mayer]