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Thin objects : an abstractionist account /

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Mathematics appears to be concerned with abstract objects such as numbers and sets. What are these objects? Øystein Linnebo develops a distinctive approach to ontology, in which abstract objects such as numbers and sets are demystified and allowed to exist alongside more familiar physical objects.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Linnebo, Øystein (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Abstraction.
Ontology.
Ontologie.
abstraction.
ontology (metaphysics)
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Abstraction
Ontology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Mathematics appears to be concerned with abstract objects such as numbers and sets. What are these objects? Øystein Linnebo develops a distinctive approach to ontology, in which abstract objects such as numbers and sets are demystified and allowed to exist alongside more familiar physical objects.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192558770
0192558773