Mathematical Concepts as Natural Kinds
This paper presents an approach to mathematical terms similar to the approach developed by Kripke in order to deal with natural kind terms; in fact, I argue that mathematical terms are natural kind terms in the sense of Kripke. Thus, I suggest that, from a semantic perspective, such terms should be...
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| description | This paper presents an approach to mathematical terms similar to the approach developed by Kripke in order to deal with natural kind terms; in fact, I argue that mathematical terms are natural kind terms in the sense of Kripke. Thus, I suggest that, from a semantic perspective, such terms should be seen as primarily referring terms, and, from a metaphysical perspective, that good definitions of such terms should embody structural information about the exemplars from the kind in question. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-274198da4fad4ed9ad03d02eb571edec2022-12-21T19:38:16ZdeuUniversidade de BrasíliaRevista de Filosofia Moderna e Contemporânea2317-95702018-12-0162071310.26512/rfmc.v6i2.1901415472Mathematical Concepts as Natural KindsDaniel Arvage Nagasehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-9460This paper presents an approach to mathematical terms similar to the approach developed by Kripke in order to deal with natural kind terms; in fact, I argue that mathematical terms are natural kind terms in the sense of Kripke. Thus, I suggest that, from a semantic perspective, such terms should be seen as primarily referring terms, and, from a metaphysical perspective, that good definitions of such terms should embody structural information about the exemplars from the kind in question.https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/fmc/article/view/19014natural kindsmathematical definitionsessencestructure |
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| title | Mathematical Concepts as Natural Kinds |
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| title_short | Mathematical Concepts as Natural Kinds |
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