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Nothing about the practice of mathematics over the last century requires (or is even advantaged by) a platonic view.
by Retra 9y ago
Nothing about the practice of mathematics over the last century requires (or is even advantaged by) a platonic view.
- beojan 9y agoA Platonic view of mathematics, not a Platonic view of the physical universe. That is, when we say '1', we mean the abstract concept of unity, not one of any particular physical thing.