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Mathematical Domains: Social Constructs?
In Bonnie Gold & Roger Simons (eds.), Proof and Other Dilemmas: Mathematics and Philosophy. Mathematics Association of America. pp. 109--128 (2008)
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I discuss social constructivism in the philosophy of mathematics and argue for a novel variety of social constructivism that I call Practice-Dependent Realism.Author's Profile
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