Full Idea
I am rather a fan of abstract objects, and confident of their existence. Smaller numbers, sets and functions don't offend my sense of reality.
Gist of Idea
I am a fan of abstract objects, and confident of their existence
Source
George Boolos (Must We Believe in Set Theory? [1997], p.128)
Book Reference
Boolos,George: 'Logic, Logic and Logic' [Harvard 1999], p.128
A Reaction
The great Boolos is rather hard to disagree with, but I disagree. Logicians love abstract objects, indeed they would almost be out of a job without them. It seems to me they smuggle them into our ontology by redefining either 'object' or 'exists'.