Mathematics and Reality

Mary Leng

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199280797.001.0001

Mathematics and Reality

Mary Leng iD

Journal: Oxford University Press eBooks • 2010-04-15 • Oxford University Press

Abstract

Mary Leng defends a philosophical account of the nature of mathematics which views it as a kind of fiction (albeit an extremely useful fiction).

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# History and Theory of Mathematics # Arts and Humanities # Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics # Philosophy and Theoretical Science

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                    Mary Leng (2010). "Mathematics and Reality". Oxford University Press eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199280797.001.0001                

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199280797.001.0001 ↗
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