Re: Platonism

From: Acid Pooh (poopdeville_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: 28 Nov 2004 23:33:20 -0800

examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411281634.5e2709d6@posting.google.com>...
> poopdeville@gmail.com (Acid Pooh) wrote in message news:<4765002.0411271950.60de597a@posting.google.com>...
> > examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411261232.41252e2e@posting.google.com>...
> > > Hi Neil,
> > >
> > > In short, does your position in philosophy of mathematics have a name?
> > > I found it quite interesting!
> >
> > Not to put words into Neil's mouth, but you may want to read up on
> > your later Wittgenstein.
>
> I read an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics of the later
> Wittgenstein (in fact the two separate periods in that...), but I
> don't know in detail. Thanks for the suggestion.

The philosophy of mathematics stuff is hard to fit together unless you
have a proper understanding of the Philosophical Investigations, or
the Blue Book, at the very least. So that's where I would start if I
were you (heck, that's where I did start!)

'cid 'ooh



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