fictionalist

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Of, pertaining to, or supporting fictionalism

noun

1

One who subscribes to fictionalism, the belief that certain concepts are simply convenient logical fictions

Rather than being aimed at those who deny the existence of mathematical objects, the argument’s target is those who deny the objectivity of mathematics—in Putnam’s opinion, intuitionists and fictionalists.

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