The indispensability of mathematics /

The Quine-Putnam indispensability argument in the philosophy of mathematics urges us to place mathematical entities on the same ontological footing as other theoretical entities indispenable to certain scientific theories. This text examines the issues.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Colyvan, Mark
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:	Mathematics > History. Mathematics > Philosophy. Mathématiques > Histoire. Mathématiques > Philosophie. PHILOSOPHY. Logic. Mathematics Mathematics > Philosophy Electronic books. History
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