Dispensability in the indispensability argument

DOI10.1007/S11229-006-9035-YMaRDI QIDQ2460158zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Patrick S. Dieveney

Publication date 14 November 2007

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-006-9035-y

zbMATH Keywords

Confirmational holismIndispensability argumentMathematical realismOntological commitmentPlatonism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

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