Abstract

MATHEMATICAL INTUITION IS OFTEN REGARDED AS A SPECIAL FORM\nOF PERCEPTION WHOSE OBJECTS ARE ABSTRACT ENTITIES. THE\nTHESIS OF THIS PAPER IS THAT MATHEMATICAL INTUITION IS JUST\nORDINARY PERCEPTION AND IMAGINATION OF FAMILIAR OBJECTS. IT\nIS DISTINGUISHED, HOWEVER, BY ITS MODE OF\nCONCEPTUALIZATION, WHICH UTILIZES RELATIVELY FEW PREDICATES\nAND HENCE TREATS MANY DISTINCT OBJECTS AS\nINDISTINGUISHABLE