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The Necessity of Mathematics
Noûs 54 (3):549-577 (2020)
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Some have argued for a division of epistemic labor in which mathematicians supply truths and philosophers supply their necessity. We argue that this is wrong: mathematics is committed to its own necessity. Counterfactuals play a starring role.Author Profiles
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