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Can the new indispensability argument be saved from Euclidean rescues?

The traditional formulation of the indispensability argument for the existence of mathematical entities (IA) has been criticised due to its reliance on confirmational holism. Recently a formulation of IA that works without appeal to confirmational holism has been defended. This recent formulation is...

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Published in:Synthese Vol. 187; no. 2; pp. 489 - 509
Main Author: Busch, Jacob
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Jul2012
Subjects:
Euclidean algorithm
Holism
Virtue
Falsification
Mathematics research
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