Forms of Structuralism: Bourbaki and the Philosophers

Structures Meres, Semantics, Mathematics, and Cognitive Science (2020)
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In this paper, we argue that, contrary to the view held by most philosophers of mathematics, Bourbaki’s technical conception of mathematical structuralism is relevant to philosophy of mathematics. In fact, we believe that Bourbaki has captured the core of any mathematical structuralism.

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Jean-Pierre Marquis
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