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		jhanschoo on Sept 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Philosophy of mathematics – a reading list (2020) Thanks for correcting me.

dr_dshiv on Sept 21, 2022 [–]

What’s the difference between theory of ideas and the belief that abstract ideas exist?

jhanschoo on Sept 21, 2022 | [–]

The Theory of Ideas (aka Theory of Forms) is a specific conception of the true nature of the universe. Wikipedia seems to have a quite adequate introduction to it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_forms

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