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What is Understanding Mathematical Fictionalism about?
Fictionalism in philosophy of mathematics holds that mathematical statements are false when taken at face value, as they imply existence of mathematical entities which fictionalists deny. It provides a uniform semantics for mathematical and non-mathematical statements while allowing for a naturalistic epistemology without abstract objects. However, fictionalism claims much of mathematics is false and struggles to explain mathematics
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- ALy Interista
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