The Taboo of Platonism Ask most mathematicians if they believe that they invent new theorems or discover them. If they discover those truths, then there is a pre-existing Platonic realm of mathematical truth to which they naturally have access.
But if you aski them afterwards uif they believe that there is a pre-existing Platonic realm in which mathematics exists, they will deny it for the most part. Because it is taboo to admit to the existence of a Platonic realm. - Roger Clough Dr. Roger Clough NIST (ret.) 4/11/2013 http://team.academia.edu/RogerClough -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
