Mathematical platonism meets ontological pluralism?

Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy:1-19 (2017)
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Mathematical platonism is the view that abstract mathematical objects exist. Ontological pluralism is the view that there are many modes of existence. This paper examines the prospects for...

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Matteo Plebani
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