The Objectivity of Mathematics

Author: Shapiro, Stewart

Source: Synthese, Volume 156, Number 2, May 2007 , pp. 337-381(45)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to apply Crispin Wright's criteria and various axes of objectivity to mathematics. I test the criteria and the objectivity of mathematics against each other. Along the way, various issues concerning general logic and epistemology are encountered.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-005-5298-y

Affiliations: 1: Email: shapiro.4@osu.edu

Publication date: 2007-05-01