The formal roots of Platonism
General Mathematics
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
We present some arguments for the thesis that a set-theoretic inspired faith, in the ability of intuitive truth to faithfully reflect relationships between elements of a Platonic universe, may be as misplaced as an assumption that such truth cannot be expressed in a constructive, and effectively verifiable, manner.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0305055,
title = {The formal roots of Platonism},
author = {Bhupinder Singh Anand},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0305055},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
v2; revised para 2.2(ix); introduced standardised ACI compliant notation for citations; 24 pages; an HTML version is available at http://alixcomsi.com/The_formal_roots_of_Platonism.htm