On 22 Jul 2011, at 22:54, meekerdb wrote:
On 7/22/2011 9:40 AM, Jason Resch wrote:
Before that question, you need the question: does maths exist
independently.
If you want to debate this question I am happy to. It is the
assumption made by most mathematicians and scientists.
Jason
Actually I was friends with two professors of mathematics (one now
deceased). One helds that numbers exist - but in some way different
from tables and chairs.
OK. Like me and the LUMs.
The other denies that they exist.
During the math course or the week-end? I don't believe that he does
not believe in the existence of numbers. He meant something else, I
think. People sometimes put to much metaphysics in the term
"existence". I think they are just doing non genuine Sunday
philosophy. I try to avoid the term "existence" and use instead the
notion of "being true independently of me, or of the hulans, etc.".
Bruno
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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