Can the new indispensability argument be saved from Euclidean rescues?

DOI10.1007/S11229-010-9848-6MaRDI QIDQ383039zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jacob Busch

Publication date 25 November 2013

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-010-9848-6

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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