Full Idea
The existence of abstract objects is a pseudo-problem.
Gist of Idea
The existence of abstract objects is a pseudo-problem
Source
Michael Dummett (Frege philosophy of mathematics [1991], Ch.18)
Book Reference
Dummett,Michael: 'Frege: philosophy of mathematics' [Duckworth 1991], p.240
A Reaction
This remark follows after Idea 9884, which says the abstract/concrete distinction is a sliding scale. Personally I take the distinction to be fairly sharp, and it is therefore probably the single most important problem in the whole of human thought.
Related Idea
Idea 9884 The distinction of concrete/abstract, or actual/non-actual, is a scale, not a dichotomy [Dummett]