Individuation of objects -- a problem for structuralism?

DOI10.1007/S11229-005-0848-XzbMATH Open1083.03012OpenAlexW2061009706MaRDI QIDQ2576396FDOQ2576396

Authors: Jessica Carter 

Publication date: 12 December 2005

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-005-0848-x

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zbMATH Keywords

structuralismdirect image of a functionidentification of isomorphic structures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30)

Cites Work

• The Identity Problem for Realist Structuralism
• Ontology and Mathematical Practice†
• Numbers Can Be Just What They Have To
• On Arithmetic Genera of Algebraic Varieties

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