The necessity of mathematics
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Yli-Vakkuri, Juhani and Hawthorne, John. (2020). The necessity of mathematics. Noûs. 54(3), pp. 549 - 577. https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12268
Authors | Yli-Vakkuri, Juhani and Hawthorne, John |
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Abstract | Some have argued for a division of epistemic labor in which mathematicians supply truths and philosophers supply their necessity. We argue that this is wrong: mathematics is committed to its own necessity. Counterfactuals play a starring role. |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Noûs |
Journal citation | 54 (3), pp. 549 - 577 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
ISSN | 1468-0068 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/nous.12268 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85053474222 |
Page range | 549 - 577 |
Research Group | Dianoia Institute of Philosophy |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
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