Hoffman, Sarah (2006) You Can’t Mean That: Yablo’s Figuralist Account of Mathematics. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Burgess and Rosen argue that Yablo’s figuralist account of mathematics fails because it says mathematical claims are really only metaphorical. They suggest Yablo’s view is implausible as an account of what mathematicians say and confused about literal language. I show their argument isn’t decisive, briefly exploring some questions in the philosophy of language it raises, and argue Yablo’s view may be amended to a kind of revolutionary fictionalism not refuted by Burgess and Rosen.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Hoffman, Sarah
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics
Depositing User:	Sarah Hoffman
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	2955
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics
Date:	2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2955

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