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Quine–Putnam indispensability argument

The Quine–Putnam indispensability argument is an argument in the philosophy of mathematics for the existence of abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets, a position known as mathematical platonism. It was named after the philosophers Willard Van Orman Quine and Hilary Putnam, and is one of the most important arguments in the philosophy of…

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Quine's development of the argument was unique for introducing to it a number of his philosophical positions such as naturalisminstance ofand is one of the most important arguments in the philosophy of mathematics.Although elements of the indispensability argument may have originated with thinkers0.80text
confirmational holisminstance ofand is one of the most important arguments in the philosophy of mathematics.Although elements of the indispensability argument may have originated with thinkers0.80text
and the criterion of ontological commitmentinstance ofand is one of the most important arguments in the philosophy of mathematics.Although elements of the indispensability argument may have originated with thinkers0.80text
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sets whilst nominalism denies their existenceinstance ofPlatonism holds that there exist abstract mathematical objects0.80text
electrons or quarksinstance ofThe argument is mainly aimed at nominalists that are scientific realists as it attempts to justify belief in mathematical entities in a manner similar to the justification for b…0.80text

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