# Mathematical Platonism [[Mathematics]] [[Philosophy]] [[Philosophy of Category Theory]] The idea that mathematical objects are independent from us, and exist independently of humans. Mathematical truths are discovered, not invented. - [Platonism in the Philosophy of Mathematics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/platonism-mathematics/) - [Platonism, Mathematical | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy](https://iep.utm.edu/mathplat/)