Fine’s Postulationism, Objectivity, and Mathematical Creation

Noesis 38:123-137 (2024)
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We analyse Kit Fine’s proposal of a procedural Postulationism for mathematics. From a linguistic perspective, we argue that Postulationism is better understood in terms of declarative speech acts. Based on this observation, we argue in favor of a form of Declarationism able to account for both the objectivity of mathematics and its creative dimension.

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Giorgio Venturi
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