Plato Was Not a Mathematical Platonist

This Element shows that Plato keeps a clear distinction between mathematical and metaphysical realism and the knife he uses to slice the difference is method. The philosopher's dialectical method requires that we tether the truth of hypotheses to existing metaphysical objects. The mathematician...

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Main Author: Landry, Elaine M.
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of mathematics.
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