Re: Foundations of Mathematics

On 27 Sep 2006 03:52:35 -0700, Peter_Smith <ps218@xxxxxxxxx> said:
Sigh .... There is a kind of offensiveness about this combination of
sophomoric ignorance and sheer pretension.

Spot on characterization.

As if we can talk about "abstract ideas" as if no-one has
thought about the problems surrounding this notion since Locke.

Not to mention Ockham; or Aristotle. ;-)

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