Burgess's 'Scientific' arguments for the existence of mathematical objects

Philosophia Mathematica

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 318-337

  Chihara, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33749635105     PISSN: 00318019     EISSN: 17446406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/philmat/nkl005     Document Type: Article

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