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(2012) Epistemology versus ontology, Dordrecht, Springer.

Constructivist versus structuralist foundations

Erik Palmgren

pp. 265-279

The mathematical philosophies of constructivism and structuralism may at first appear to be at odds with each other. The emphasis on direct construction and lack of a full-fledged abstract set-theoretic or type-theoretic language in early approaches seemed to preclude a structuralist view of mathematics in constructivism.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4435-6_13

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Palmgren, E. (2012)., Constructivist versus structuralist foundations, in P. Dybjer, S. Lindström, E. Palmgren & G. Sundholm (eds.), Epistemology versus ontology, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 265-279.

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