An Inferential Conception of the Application of Mathematics

DOI10.1111/j.1468-0068.2010.00772.xzbMath1366.00022OpenAlexW1509123258MaRDI QIDQ5275773

Otávio Bueno, Mark Colyvan

Publication date: 14 July 2017

Published in: Noûs (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0068.2010.00772.x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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