Abstractionism
Abstractionism
Luca Zanetti, Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia
Francesca Boccuni, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Francesca Boccuni, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
February 2025
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The aim of this Element is to provide an overview of abstractionism in the philosophy of mathematics. The authors distinguish between mathematical abstractionism, which interprets mathematical theories on the basis of abstraction principles, and philosophical abstractionism, which attributes a philosophical significance to mathematical abstractionism. They then survey the main semantic, ontological, and epistemological theses that are associated with philosophical abstractionism. Finally, the authors suggest that the most recent developments in the debate pull abstractionism in different directions.
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February 2025Paperback
9781009375153
86 pages
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Mathematical Abstractionism
- 3. Philosophical Abstractionism I: Semantics
- 4. Philosophical Abstractionism II: Ontology
- 5. Philosophical Abstractionism III: Epistemology
- 6. New Directions in Philosophical
- Abstractionism
- References.
