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It's true of any idea, not just mathematics. Ideas are discoveries, not inventions. This philosophy goes all the way back to Plato. https://en.wikipedia.org/
by snarfy 10y ago
It's true of any idea, not just mathematics. Ideas are discoveries, not inventions. This philosophy goes all the way back to Plato.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms
- eastWestMath 10y agoWell yes, Platonism is true if you presuppose that Platonism is true.