New Zealand philosopher who has argued against platonism in mathematics by developing the epistemic challenge: if mathematical objects are causally inert abstract entities, how can we have knowledge of them?
Develops and extends Benacerraf's epistemic challenge against platonism: causal theories of knowledge require causal contact with the object known; abstract objects cannot be causally contacted; therefore mathematical knowledge is impossible on platonism.
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