Mathematical statements are kinds of representations.
What exactly is being represented? What exactly is the status of the representation itself, and how does it relate to what is represented?
We don’t have a solid theoretical understanding of these matters, and I until we do, I reckon we’re going to continue to argue about it, and probably not very productively. At the moment we have trouble finding ways to describe what mean when we talk about the various aspects of representations.
Mathematical statements are kinds of representations.
What exactly is being represented? What exactly is the status of the representation itself, and how does it relate to what is represented?
We don’t have a solid theoretical understanding of these matters, and I until we do, I reckon we’re going to continue to argue about it, and probably not very productively. At the moment we have trouble finding ways to describe what mean when we talk about the various aspects of representations.