Bruno,
Could you please clarify to a non-mathematician why the principle of excluded middle is so central to your thesis (hopefully without using acronyms like AUDA, UD etc.). Many modern schools of philosophy reject the idea. Thanks,
m.a.
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From: Bruno Marchal
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Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: Yablo, Quine and Carnap on ontology
Given that I am using "Platonic" in the sense of the theologian, and not in the larger sense of the mathematician, it would be nice to cooperate a little bit on the vocabulary so as not confusing the mind of the reader.
I am commited to the use of the excluded middle in arithmetic, that's all.
Once you accept the excluded middle
principle, like most mathematicians, you discover there is a
"universe" full of living things there, developing complex views.
Bruno
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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