Revista de Filosofía de la Universidad de Costa Rica ISSN Impreso: 0034-8252 ISSN electrónico: 2215-5589

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Use Theory: considerations about the threat posed by mathematics
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Borba dos Reis, J. (2020). Use Theory: considerations about the threat posed by mathematics. Revista De Filosofía De La Universidad De Costa Rica, 58(152), 151–155. Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/filosofia/article/view/43162

Abstract

In this article I deal with the philosophy of language, that is, with the proper basis for telling whether or not something has meaning. More precisely, I will defend the thesis that the meaning of words and things is given in the context of social relations. I will try to answer the objection that mathematics preserves its meaning even if there are no social relations, for it would be as an implicit substance in nature. I will argue, by analogy, that mathematics does not have a different ontological status than other languages and that, therefore, its existence does not constitute a threat to the theory of use.

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