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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics
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Mathematics is a mental activity which does not use language [Brouwer, by Bostock]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers
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Ordinals seem more basic than cardinals, since we count objects in sequence [Dummett]
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6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics
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Brouwer regards the application of mathematics to the world as somehow 'wicked' [Brouwer, by Bostock]
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6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 7. Mathematical Structuralism / e. Structuralism critique
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The number 4 has different positions in the naturals and the wholes, with the same structure [Dummett]
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