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[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle ]

Full Idea

The law of excluded middle might be seen as a principle of omniscience.

Gist of Idea

The law of excluded middle might be seen as a principle of omniscience

Source

Stewart Shapiro (Philosophy of Mathematics [1997], 6.3)

Book Ref

Shapiro,Stewart: 'Philosophy of Mathematics:structure and ontology' [OUP 1997], p.187

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A Reaction

[E.Bishop 1967 is cited] Put that way, you can see why a lot of people (such as intuitionists in mathematics) might begin to doubt it.