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How far should our realism extend, and how should we understand the entities referred to by mathematical and ethical talk? This volume explores how argumentative strategies in the philosophy of mathematics might apply to ethics, and vice versa. A team of experts breaks new ground in both areas and i...

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Other Authors: Leibowitz, Uri D.,, Sinclair, Neil,, Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: How far should our realism extend, and how should we understand the entities referred to by mathematical and ethical talk? This volume explores how argumentative strategies in the philosophy of mathematics might apply to ethics, and vice versa. A team of experts breaks new ground in both areas and illuminates new questions, arguments, and problems.
Item Description: This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How far should our realism extend, and how should we understand the entities referred to by mathematical and ethical talk? This volume explores how argumentative strategies in the philosophy of mathematics might apply to ethics, and vice versa. A team of experts breaks new ground in both areas and illuminates new questions, arguments, and problems.
Specialized.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Audience: Specialized.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780191824326