Mathematics dealing with `hypothetical states of things'

DOI10.1093/PHILMAT/NKT040MaRDI QIDQ3449307zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jessica Carter

Publication date 4 November 2015

Published in Philosophia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1093/philmat/nkt040

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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