The Indispensability of Mathematics
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| Author | Mark Colyvan |
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| Subject | Philosophy of mathematics |
| Published | 2001 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 192 pp. |
| ISBN | 9780195137545 |
The Indispensability of Mathematics[1] is a 2001 book by Mark Colyvan in which he examines the Quine–Putnam indispensability argument in the philosophy of mathematics. This thesis is based on the premise that mathematical entities are placed on the same ontological foundation as other theoretical entities indispensable to our best scientific theories.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Colyvan, Mark (2001). The Indispensability of Mathematics (1 ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/019513754x.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-513754-5.
- ^ Melia, Joseph (March 2003). "Mark Colyvan, The Indispensability of Mathematics". Metascience. 12 (1): 55–58. doi:10.1023/A:1024411117330. S2CID 169768062.
- ^ Cole, J. (1 March 2003). "Review: The Indispensability of Mathematics". Mind. 112 (446): 331–336. doi:10.1093/mind/112.446.331. ISSN 0026-4423. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Cheyne, C. (September 2002). "The Indispensability of Mathematics". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 80 (3): 378–379. doi:10.1080/713659474. ISSN 0004-8402. S2CID 170188260.
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