Against mathematical convenientism
pp. 115-122
Résumé
Indispensablists argue that when our belief system conflicts with our experiences, we can negate a mathematical belief but we do not because if we do, we would have to make an excessive revision of our belief system. Thus, we retain a mathematical belief not because we have good evidence for it but because it is convenient to do so. I call this view "mathematical convenientism.' I argue that mathematical convenientism commits the consequential fallacy and that it demolishes the Quine–Putnam indispensability argument and Baker's enhanced indispensability argument.
Détails de la publication
Publié dans:
(2016) Axiomathes 26 (2).
Pages: 115-122
Citation complète:
Park Seungbae, 2016, Against mathematical convenientism. Axiomathes 26 (2), 115-122.