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Plato and the knowledge of the forms

When the Soul wants to experience something she throws out an image in front of her and then steps into it. Meister Eckhart There's an issue with your question. You say "his soul" ie "Plato's s …
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What is it that is done when we DO mathematics?

Platonism A very brief graphical outline of Platonism is this. … Well the meaning of platonism has very little to do with the word 'platonism'. Even the philosophy of Plato is at most incidental. …
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Is mind-body dualism necessary for mathematical Platonism?

This is developed further below) So... yes, the original (Plato's) setting of Platonism (Conifold's ‘p’ → ‘P’) was straight idealism. … other abstract) objects as perceptual and/or conceptual aspects of our ordinary "realm" accessed through various abstraction procedures, see IEP As I understand it Benacerraf's dilemma applies to modern platonism
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If mathematical platonism is true, how do biological brains governed by physical laws access...

This question, that question and your accepted answer partake of the same fallacy1 I elaborated viz. You assume the physical brain = the non physical mind. And then you straightforwardly arrive at the …
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