Social constructivism in mathematics? The promise and shortcomings of Julian Cole's institutional account

DOI10.1007/S11229-021-03300-7zbMath1529.00016OpenAlexW3185733573MaRDI QIDQ6187781

Jenni Rytilä

Publication date: 1 February 2024

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03300-7

zbMATH Keywords

social constructivismontology of mathematicsmathematical entitiessocial ontologyJohn SearleJulian C. Cole

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Methodology of mathematics (00A35)

Related Items (5)

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