Re: Platonism

From: Acid Pooh (poopdeville_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/29/04

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    examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411281634.5e2709d6@posting.google.com>...
    > poopdeville@gmail.com (Acid Pooh) wrote in message news:<4765002.0411271950.60de597a@posting.google.com>...
    > > examachine@gmail.com (Eray Ozkural exa) wrote in message news:<320e992a.0411261232.41252e2e@posting.google.com>...
    > > > Hi Neil,
    > > >
    > > > In short, does your position in philosophy of mathematics have a name?
    > > > I found it quite interesting!
    > >
    > > Not to put words into Neil's mouth, but you may want to read up on
    > > your later Wittgenstein.
    >
    > I read an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics of the later
    > Wittgenstein (in fact the two separate periods in that...), but I
    > don't know in detail. Thanks for the suggestion.

    The philosophy of mathematics stuff is hard to fit together unless you
    have a proper understanding of the Philosophical Investigations, or
    the Blue Book, at the very least. So that's where I would start if I
    were you (heck, that's where I did start!)

    'cid 'ooh


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