Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Eubulides, Paul M. Churchland and Philip Kitcher
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
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Kitcher says maths is an idealisation of the world, and our operations in dealing with it [Kitcher, by Resnik]
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Mathematical a priorism is conceptualist, constructivist or realist [Kitcher]
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The interest or beauty of mathematics is when it uses current knowledge to advance undestanding [Kitcher]
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The 'beauty' or 'interest' of mathematics is just explanatory power [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers
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Real numbers stand to measurement as natural numbers stand to counting [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / j. Complex numbers
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Complex numbers were only accepted when a geometrical model for them was found [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / a. Units
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A one-operation is the segregation of a single object [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics
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The old view is that mathematics is useful in the world because it describes the world [Kitcher]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 5. The Infinite / k. Infinitesimals
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With infinitesimals, you divide by the time, then set the time to zero [Kitcher]
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