Hume on the social construction of mathematical knowledge

DOI10.1007/S11229-017-1655-XMaRDI QIDQ2053970zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tamás Demeter

Publication date 30 November 2021

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/14188/1/HSCMKfinal.docx

zbMATH Keywords

certaintydemonstrative reasoningfacultiesmathematical practicemetaphysics of knowledgesceptical solutionscepticismsympathy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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Cites work

• The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes

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