Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

DOI

10.1007/s10516-014-9241-z

Publication Title

Axiomathes

Volume

25

Issue

3

Pages

345-357

Abstract

In this article I respond to Heathcote’s "On the Exhaustion of Mathematical Entities by Structures". I show that his ontic exhaustion issue is not a problem for ante rem structuralists. First, I show that it is unlikely that mathematical objects can occur across structures. Second, I show that the properties that Heathcote suggests are underdetermined by structuralism are not so underdetermined. Finally, I suggest that even if Heathcote’s ontic exhaustion issue if thought of as a problem of reference, the structuralist has a readily available solution.

Comments

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Axiomathes. The final authenticated version is available online at:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10516-014-9241-z

Original Publication Citation

Kouri, T. (2015). A reply to Heathcote’s "On the exhaustion of mathematical entities by structures." Axiomathes, 25(3), 345-357. doi:10.1007/s10516-014-9241-z

ORCID

0000-0001-6519-1723 (Kouri Kissel)

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