Patterson, following Wittgenstein, likely believes we are compelled to accept a mathematical proof, for example, not because it tells us what must be the case in the world, or because it commands our assent, but because we are induced to make a decision that is guided by the proof.

XREF: Connects to Wittgenstein's later philosophy of mathematics and rule-following, which challenges the idea that proofs describe necessary facts about reality.

Philip Chase Bobbitt, Philip Chase Bobbitt - Refl…, loc. 341