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ALTERNATIVE LOGICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Author(s) -
Williamson Timothy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
philosophical issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.638
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-2237
pISSN - 1533-6077
DOI - 10.1111/phis.12131
Subject(s) - classical logic , epistemology , natural science , mathematics , natural (archaeology) , foundations of mathematics , mathematics education , philosophy , discrete mathematics , history , archaeology
Many advocates of non‐classical logic for reasons external to mathematics claim that their proposed revisions are consistent with the use of classical logic within pure mathematics. Doubts are raised about such claims, concerning the applicability of pure mathematics to natural and social science.