2. Mathematics is necessary and true. - Jane Frances McDonnell

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2. Mathematics is necessary and true.

Jane Frances McDonnell

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Jane Frances McDonnell is a philosopher who focuses on the philosophy of mathematics and physics. She obtained her doctorate from Monash University in Victoria, Australia.

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Alternative Names: Jane F. McDonnell • Jane McDonnell

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7. There are rational beings with mental powers surpassing those of humans who have a deeper insight into mathematics than we do.

3. Mathematical objects do not exist in a mysterious Platonic heaven totally independent of the physical world. Rather, physical reality is a mental interpretation of a subset of mathematical structure.

8. Model theory provides the correct picture of how mathematical languages describe mathematical reality.

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