Solving the Mystery of Mathematics

Philosophy Now Magazine 157:16-19 (2023)
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This is a magazine article discussing the philosophy of mathematics and arguing for mathematical conventionalism, written for a non-academic audience. (As often happens with popular articles, the editors made some changes that I'm not completely happy with, e.g., the titled section headings and sub-title).

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