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Generic Structures

Philosophia Mathematica (2019) 27(3) 362-380
DOI: 10.1093/philmat/nky015
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In this article ideas from Kit Fine's theory of arbitrary objects are applied to questions regarding mathematical structuralism. I discuss how sui generis mathematical structures can be viewed as generic systems of mathematical objects, where mathematical objects are conceived of as arbitrary objects in Fine's sense.

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Horsten, L. (2019). Generic Structures. In Philosophia Mathematica (Vol. 27, pp. 362–380). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/philmat/nky015

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