Deflating existential consequence : a case for nominalism /

If we take mathematical statements to be true, must we also believe in the existence of abstract invisible mathematical objects? This text claims that the way to escape such a commitment is to accept true statements which are about objects that don't exist in any sense at all.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Azzouni, Jody
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:	Mathematics > Philosophy. Nominalism. Mathématiques > Philosophie. Nominalisme. nominalism. PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Deconstruction. PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General. Mathematics > Philosophy Nominalism Philosophie Mathematik Filosofie. Wiskunde. Electronic books.
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by Azzouni, Jody
Published 2004

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