Nominalism Reconsidered

Gideon Rosen; John P. Burgess

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Nominalism Reconsidered

Gideon Rosen, John P. Burgess

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Nominalism is the view that mathematical objects do not exist. This chapter delimits several types of nominalistic projects: revolutionary programs that attempt to change mathematics and hermeneutic programs that attempt to interpret mathematics. Some programs accord with naturalism, and some oppose naturalism. Steven Yablo's fictionalism is brought into the fold and discussed at some length.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780195148770
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/0195148770.003.0016
State	Published - Jul 1 2005

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General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Fictionalism
Hermeneutic nominalism
Mathematics
Nominalism
Revolutionary nominalism
Yablo

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