Thin Objects Are Not Transparent

Autor(es)

Plebani, Matteo ^[1] ; San Mauro, Luca ^[2] ; Venturi, Giorgio ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Torino, Dipartimento Filosofia & Sci Educ, Turin - Italy

^[2] Sapienza Univ Roma, Dipartmento Matemat, Rome - Italy

^[3] Univ Estadual Campinas UNICAMP, Dept Filosofia IFCH, Campinas - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: THEORIA-A SWEDISH JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY; NOV 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

In this short paper, we analyse whether assuming that mathematical objects are ``thin{''} in Linnebo's sense simplifies the epistemology of mathematics. Towards this end, we introduce the notion of transparency and show that not all thin objects are transparent. We end by arguing that, far from being a weakness of thin objects, the lack of transparency of some thin objects is a fruitful characteristic mark of abstract mathematics. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/25891-3 - Arbitrariedade e genericidade: ou sobre como falar do indizível
• Beneficiário: Giorgio Venturi
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores