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    It is not the case that The distinction between 'real' and 'ideal' spheres collapses if, as nominalists contend, ideal objects like mathematical entities have no mode of being independent of real instantiation or mental representation.

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    • 1.Mathematical truths hold necessarily across all possible worlds and minds, suggesting independence from particular instantiations or representations.
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    • 2.The same mathematical structure applies to countless different physical systems, implying the structure transcends any single real instantiation.
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    • 3.If numbers depend on mental representation, mathematical truths would vary by mind or era—yet they remain invariant, contradicting nominalist reduction.
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    • 1.Mathematical entities like numbers behave identically whether conceived mentally or instantiated physically, suggesting no independent ideal realm exists.
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    • 2.Positing an independent ideal sphere creates an unsolved interaction problem: how do causally inert abstract objects affect our concrete thoughts?
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    • 3.Nominalism's parsimony principle is justified: we should not multiply ontological categories beyond what empirical reality demonstrably requires.
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