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Good weasel hunting

Rob Fraser Orcid Logo, David Liggins

Synthese, Volume: 192, Issue: 10, Pages: 3397 - 3412

Swansea University Author: Rob Fraser Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/s11229-015-0711-7

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The ‘indispensability argument’ for the existence of mathematical objects appeals to the role mathematics plays in science. In a series of publications, Joseph Melia has offered a distinctive reply to the indispensability argument. The purpose of this paper is to clarify Melia’s response to the indi...

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ISSN: 0039-7857 1573-0964
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2015
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