On Existence, Inconsistency, and Indispensability

Henrique Antunes

doi:10.5007/1808-1711.2018v22n1p7

On Existence, Inconsistency, and Indispensability

Authors

Henrique Antunes Institute of Philosophy and the Humanities (IFCH), Unicamp, Campinas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2018v22n1p7

Abstract

In this paper I sketch some lines of response to Mark Colyvan’s (2008) indispensability arguments for the existence of inconsistent objects, being mainly concerned with the indispens ability of inconsistent mathematical entities. My response will draw heavily on Jody Azzouni’s (2004) deflationary nominalism.

Author Biography

Henrique Antunes, Institute of Philosophy and the Humanities (IFCH), Unicamp, Campinas.

Bacharel em Filosofia pela UFMG, Mestre em Filosofia pela Unicamp. Atualmente é doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Unicamp.