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Indispensability Arguments

Indispensability Arguments is a class of philosophical argument in the philosophy of mathematics that aims to justify commitment to the truth or existence of certain entities or claims by contending that they are indispensable to our best scientific theories or explanatory practices.

36

Publications

2.4K

Citations

36

Authors

26

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Indispensability Argument

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Publications

36

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Authors

36

  1. JS
    Juha Saatsi

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 200 citations

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  2. CP
    Christopher Pincock

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    2 publications · 179 citations

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  3. AR
    Alan R. H. Baker

    Swarthmore College, United States

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  4. RM
    Russell Marcus

    Hamilton College, United States

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. PG
    Pieranna Garavaso

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    200 citations

  2. Hamilton College

    Clinton, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  3. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    199 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    97 citations

  5. Hauser (United States)

    Boulder, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    34 citations

  6. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    139 citations

  7. University of York

    York, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    267 citations

  8. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

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Venues

  1. Philosophia Mathematica

    6 publications · 199 citations

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  2. Synthese

    3 publications · 52 citations

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  3. The Philosophical Quarterly

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  4. Philosophical Studies

    2 publications · 108 citations

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  5. Erkenntnis

    2 publications · 66 citations

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