NDLI: Indispensability and Holism

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Author	Busch, Jacob
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	It is claimed that the indispensability argument for the existence of mathematical entities (IA) works in a way that allows a proponent of mathematical realism to remain agnostic with regard to how we establish that mathematical entities exist. This is supposed to be possible by virtue of the appeal to confirmational holism that enters into the formulation of IA. Holism about confirmation is supposed to be motivated in analogy with holism about falsification. I present an account of how holism about falsification is supposed to be motivated. I argue that the argument for holism about falsification is in tension with how we think about confirmation and with two principles suggested by Quine for construing a plausible variety of holism. Finally, I show that one of Quine’s principles does not allow a proponent of mathematical realism to remain agnostic with regard to how we establish that mathematical entities exist.
Starting Page	47
Ending Page	59
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09254560
Journal	Journal for General Philosophy of Science
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15728587
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-03-23
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Indispensability Holism Mathematical realism Confirmation Quine Philosophy of Science History Philosophy of Education Methodology of the Social Sciences Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy Social Sciences History and Philosophy of Science

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