Full Idea
The law of excluded middle might be seen as a principle of omniscience.
Gist of Idea
The law of excluded middle might be seen as a principle of omniscience
Source
Stewart Shapiro (Philosophy of Mathematics [1997], 6.3)
Book Reference
Shapiro,Stewart: 'Philosophy of Mathematics:structure and ontology' [OUP 1997], p.187
A Reaction
[E.Bishop 1967 is cited] Put that way, you can see why a lot of people (such as intuitionists in mathematics) might begin to doubt it.