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Nominalism and the application of mathematics
A significant feature of contemporary science is the widespread use of mathematics in several of its subfields. In many instances, the content of scientific theories cannot be formulated without reference to mathematical objects (such as functions, numbers, or sets). In the hands of W. V. Quine and Hilary Putnam, this feature of scientific practice was invoked in support of platonism (the view ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mind
سال: 1912
ISSN: 0026-4423,1460-2113
DOI: 10.1093/mind/xxi.84.623