> his thought experiment leverages a view of mathematical truth that hues closer to this (platonist) camp I think the word in that idiom is 'hews', which means

> his thought experiment leverages a view of mathematical truth that hues closer to this (platonist) camp I think the word in that idiom is 'hews', which means to adhere strictly to a standard, probably from the sense of the word meaning to strike or cut or beat - often used to talk about cutting a tree into shape.