Handling mathematical objects: representations and context

DOI10.1007/S11229-012-0241-5zbMATH Open1302.00052OpenAlexW2062652013MaRDI QIDQ484901FDOQ484901

Authors: Jessica Carter 

Publication date: 8 January 2015

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-012-0241-5

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemanncontextrepresentationstruthreferencemathematical practicefictionalism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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