Conventionalism about mathematics and logic.

Conventionalism about mathematics has much in common with two other views: fictionalism and the multiverse view (aka plenitudinous platonism). The three views may differ over the existence of mathematical objects, but they agree in rejecting a certain kind of objectivity claim about mathematics, adv...

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Published in:	Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 815 - 832
Main Author:	Field, Hartry
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec2023
Subjects:	Philosophy of mathematics Fictionalism (Philosophy) Objectivism (Philosophy) Paradox Platonists Pluralism Logic
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost