Abstract
This paper reviews the claims of several main-stream candidates to be the foundations of mathematics, including set theory.
The review concludes that at this level of mathematical knowledge it would be very unreasonable to settle with any one of these foundations and that the only reasonable choice is a pluralist one.
The review concludes that at this level of mathematical knowledge it would be very unreasonable to settle with any one of these foundations and that the only reasonable choice is a pluralist one.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 415–424 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 18 Jan 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2017 |
Keywords
- Pluralism
- philosophy
- mathematics