Constructibility and mathematical existence

New York: Oxford University Press (1990)
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This book is concerned with `the problem of existence in mathematics'. It develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. It explores the philosophical implications of such an approach through an examination of the writings of Field, Burgess, Maddy, Kitcher, and others

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QA8.4.C45 1990

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0198248172   0198239750

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10.2307/2220036
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