On 15 Sep, 19:21, David Nyman <david.ny....domain.name.hidden> wrote:
> 2009/9/14 Flammarion <peterdjo....domain.name.hidden>:
>
> >> They don't exist physically. They do exist mathematically. It is all
> >> what is used.
>
> > You mean they exist Platonically. For formlalists,
> > such "existence" is a mere metaphor and has
> > no metaphyscial consequences.
>
> I find that I can't real say what the difference is supposed to be
> between numbers existing mathematically and numbers existing
> Platonically, other than that different labels are being used. What
> precisely is the latter supposed to entail that the former does not,
> and what difference is this supposed to make? Can you help, Peter?
Existing mathematically doesn't have any ontoloigcal meaning.
Both formalists and Platonists can agree that 07 exists,
since they agree Ex:x=7 is true, but only the latter think
7 has Platonic existence.
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Received on Wed Sep 16 2009 - 02:46:04 PDT