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(1990) Physicalism in mathematics, Dordrecht, Springer.
To many, the phrase "physicalistic platonism" will seem a contradiction in terms, and rightly so. The physicalist confines himself to the physical, while the platonist embraces the abstract; the two are irreconcilable. Of course, beginning from an inconsistency has the undeniable advantage of allowing us to prove anything we like, but I have something a bit more serious in mind.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-1902-0_10
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Maddy, P. (1990)., Physicalistic Platonism, in A. D. Irvine (ed.), Physicalism in mathematics, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 259-289.