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I’m Thinking of a Number: Mathematical Platonism

January 13, 2022 • Michael Otteson & CHaSS Communications • Season 1 • Episode 5

Numbers are everywhere, but what are they really? This week philosophy professor Eileen Nutting from the University of Kansas joins Micheal Otteson to discuss what a number really is by considering mathematical platonism and philosophy.