The cliffnotes version is "plato's forms/ideas" are a first attempt at articulating what abstractions are. Progression of Math is a chain of ideas leading back

The cliffnotes version is "plato's forms/ideas" are a first attempt at articulating what abstractions are. Progression of Math is a chain of ideas leading back to these early thoughts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_mathematics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics#Platonism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_mathematics#Plat...