Philosophy of Mathematics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
First published Tue Sep 25, 2007; substantive revision Tue Sep 26, 2017 If mathematics is regarded as a science, then the philosophy of mathematics can be regarded as a branch of the philosophy of science, next to disciplines such as the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. However, because of its subject matter, the philosophy of mathematics occupies a special place in the philosophy of science. Whereas the natural sciences investigate entities that are located in space and time, it is not at all obvious that this also the case of the objects that are studied in mathematics. ...
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