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Benacerraf's identification problem

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In the philosophy of mathematics, Benacerraf's identification problem is a philosophical argument developed by Paul Benacerraf against set-theoretic Platonism and published in 1965 in an article entitled "What Numbers Could Not Be". Historically, the work became a significant catalyst in motivating the development of mathematical structuralism.

Benacerraf's identification problem - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Argument in philosophy of mathematics In the philosophy of mathematics , Benacerraf's identification problem is a philosophical argument developed by Paul Benacerraf against set-theoretic Platonism and published in 1965 in an article entitled "What Numbers Could Not Be". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Historically, the work became a significant catalyst in motivating the development of mathematical structuralism . [ 3 ] The identification problem argues that there exists a fundamental pro

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