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18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics pp 17–36Cite as

“Introduction” to Filosofia e matematica

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Cellucci, C. (2006). “Introduction” to Filosofia e matematica. In: Hersh, R. (eds) 18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29831-2_2

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