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Full Idea
In analysis, the most natural conception of a point ignores the matter of naming the point, i.e. how the real number is represented or by what constructions the point is reached from given points.
Gist of Idea
The natural conception of points ducks the problem of naming or constructing each point
Source
Georg Kreisel (Hilbert's Programme [1958], 13)
Book Ref
'Philosophy of Mathematics: readings (2nd)', ed/tr. Benacerraf/Putnam [CUP 1983], p.220
A Reaction
This problem has bothered me. There are formal ways of constructing real numbers, but they don't seem to result in a name for each one.