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The indispensability argument for Platonism

William Lane Craig

pp. 77-118

Abstract

Quine's indispensability argument, the fount of the most important contemporary arguments in support of Platonism, is expounded and its four central theses explored. A taxonomy of anti-Platonist responses, both realist and anti-realist, to generic indispensability arguments is provided. Arealism is ruled out as a theistic response.

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Craig William Lane (2017) God and abstract objects: the coherence of theism: aseity. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 77-118

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55384-9_3

Full citation:

Craig William Lane (2017) The indispensability argument for Platonism, In: God and abstract objects, Dordrecht, Springer, 77–118.