Full Idea
A hallmark of our realist stance towards the natural world is that we are prepared to assert the Law of Excluded Middle for all statements about it. For all statements S, either S is true, or not-S is true.
Gist of Idea
Asserting Excluded Middle is a hallmark of realism about the natural world
Source
A.George / D.J.Velleman (Philosophies of Mathematics [2002], Ch.4)
Book Reference
George,A/Velleman D.J.: 'Philosophies of Mathematics' [Blackwell 2002], p.91
A Reaction
Personally I firmly subscribe to realism, so I suppose I must subscribe to Excluded Middle. ...Provided the statement is properly formulated. Or does liking excluded middle lead me to realism?
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