Davies, E Brian (2004) A Defence of Mathematical Pluralism. [Preprint]
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Abstract
We approach the philosophy of mathematics via an analysis of mathematics as it is practised. This leads us to a classification in terms of four concepts, which we define and illustrate with a variety of examples. We call these concepts background conventions, context, content, and intuition.
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| Keywords: | realism, anti-realism, contextualism, constructive mathematics, bivalent logic, existence | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Depositing User: | E Brian Davies | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2004 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:12 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 1681 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Mathematics General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism |
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| Date: | March 2004 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1681 |
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