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The point of mathematics is that in it we have always got rid of the particular instance, and even of any particular sorts of entities. So that for example, no mathematical truths apply merely to fish, or merely to stones, or merely to colours. So long as you are dealing with pure mathematics, you are in the realm of complete and absolute abstraction.... Mathematics is thought moving in the sphere of complete abstraction from any particular instance of what it is talking about.

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Stephen Vizinczey

Stephen Vizinczey

Stephen Vizinczey (born 12 May 1933) is the author of the best-seller In Praise of Older Women (1965) and the critically-acclaimed novel An Innocent Millionaire. Born in Kaloz, Hungary, he fought in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and after a short stay in Italy, ended up in Canada speaking only 50 words of English. He learned English writing scripts for Canada's National Film Board and the CBC. He edited Canada's short-lived literary magazine, Exchange.

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