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Philosophy of science

tension that the best semantics for mathematics posits abstract objects, while the best epistemology requires causal contact we cannot have with them.

In philosophy of science, Benacerraf's dilemma refers to tension that the best semantics for mathematics posits abstract objects, while the best epistemology requires causal contact we cannot have with them. This meaning comes from Benacerraf (1973) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Benacerraf, P. (1973). Mathematical Truth. The Journal of Philosophy, 70(19), 661. https://doi.org/10.2307/2025075

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