Full Idea
The very notion of 'object' is at least partially structural and mathematical.
Gist of Idea
The notion of 'object' is at least partially structural and mathematical
Source
Stewart Shapiro (Philosophy of Mathematics [1997], 8.1)
Book Reference
Shapiro,Stewart: 'Philosophy of Mathematics:structure and ontology' [OUP 1997], p.245
A Reaction
[In the context, Shapiro clearly has physical objects in mind] This view seems to fit with Russell's 'relational' view of the physical world, though Russell rejected structuralism in mathematics. I take abstraction to be part of perception.