TY - JOUR
T1 - Productive Ambiguity in Mathematics
AU - Oliveri, Gianluigi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - According to E. Grosholz, there is a phenomenon called `productive ambiguity' whichplays a very important role in mathematics, and the sciences, because it is instrumental to the resolution of many open questions.The main task of this paper is that of assessing Grosholz's claim with regard to mathematics.
AB - According to E. Grosholz, there is a phenomenon called `productive ambiguity' whichplays a very important role in mathematics, and the sciences, because it is instrumental to the resolution of many open questions.The main task of this paper is that of assessing Grosholz's claim with regard to mathematics.
KW - Productive ambiguity
KW - mathematical patterns
KW - philosophy of mathematics
KW - Productive ambiguity
KW - mathematical patterns
KW - philosophy of mathematics
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/69133
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 159
EP - 164
JO - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JF - LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
SN - 1826-1043
ER -