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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Abstract Objects: a Case Study' and 'Causation and Laws of Nature'

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6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 4. Mathematical Empiricism / b. Indispensability of mathematics

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If a notion is ontologically basic, it should be needed in our best attempt at science [Schaffer,J]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 6. Logicism / c. Neo-logicism

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Mathematics is both necessary and a priori because it really consists of logical truths [Yablo]

6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 9. Fictional Mathematics

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Putting numbers in quantifiable position (rather than many quantifiers) makes expression easier [Yablo]