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That's why for me, constructivism - or in general mathematics with different axioms - are additions to classical mathematics, not replacements. And in that sens
by Tainnor 4y ago
That's why for me, constructivism - or in general mathematics with different axioms - are additions to classical mathematics, not replacements. And in that sense, they're fine for me. You'll definitely find people online defending the position that all classical maths is bullshit - I'm not saying that actual researchers behave like that, though.
But I'm also a strict formalist, or more accurately, I think whichever axioms happen to be useful should be used, without much need for there to be a epistemological commitment.