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Fictionalism — is a methodological theory in philosophy that suggests that statements of a certain sort should not be taken to be literally true, but merely as a useful fiction. Two important strands of fictionalism are modal fictionalism (which states that… … Wikipedia
ficţionalism — FICŢIONALÍSM s.n. (fil.) Concepţie idealist subiectivă după care cunoaşterea se bazează pe ficţiune. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din fr. fictionalisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 10.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 ficţionalísm s. n. (sil. ţi o ) Trimis de siveco, 10.08 … Dicționar Român
fictionalism — noun The doctrine that certain concepts are simply convenient fictions See Also: fiction, fictional, fictitious … Wiktionary
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Modal fictionalism — is a term used in philosophy, and more specifically in modal logic, to describe the position that holds that talk of possible worlds is actually false, though adopting such a discourse may be a useful fiction. A contrast to the position of modal… … Wikipedia
mathematics, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy concerned with the epistemology and ontology of mathematics. Early in the 20th century, three main schools of thought called logicism, formalism, and intuitionism arose to account for and resolve the crisis in the foundations … Universalium
Philosophy of color — In philosophy, there are several theories of color. Color realism holds that colors are physical properties that objects actually possess. Color fictionalism is an error theory that denies this. Color discourse If color fictionalism is true, and… … Wikipedia
Philosophy of mathematics — The philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the philosophical assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. The aim of the philosophy of mathematics is to provide an account of the nature and methodology of … Wikipedia
Logicism — is one of the schools of thought in the philosophy of mathematics, putting forth the theory that mathematics is an extension of logic and therefore some or all mathematics is reducible to logic.[1] Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead… … Wikipedia
