Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1160724 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
I critically examine confirmational holism as it pertains to the indispensability arguments for mathematical Platonism. I employ a distinction between pure and applied mathematics that grows out of the often overlooked symbiotic relationship between mathematics and science. I argue that this distinction undercuts the notion that (pure) mathematical theories fall under the holistic scope of the confirmation of our scientific theories.
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Authors
Anthony Peressini,