# The Indispensability of Mathematics

Short description: 2001 book by Mark Colyvan
Author Mark Colyvan Philosophy of mathematics 2001 Oxford University Press 192 pp. ISBN:9780195137545

The Indispensability of Mathematics is a 2001 book by Mark Colyvan in which he examines the Quine–Putnam indispensability argument in the philosophy of mathematics. This thesis is based on the premise that mathematical entities are placed on the same ontological foundation as other theoretical entities indispensable to our best scientific theories.[1][2][3]

## References

1. Melia, Joseph (March 2003). "Mark Colyvan, The Indispensability of Mathematics.". Metascience 12 (1): 55–58. doi:10.1023/A:1024411117330.
2. Cole, J. (1 March 2003). "Review: The Indispensability of Mathematics" (in en). Mind 112 (446): 331–336. doi:10.1093/mind/112.446.331. ISSN 0026-4423. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
3. Cheyne, C. (September 2002). "The Indispensability of Mathematics" (in en). Australasian Journal of Philosophy 80 (3): 378–379. doi:10.1080/713659474. ISSN 0004-8402.