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  1. Department of Mathematics, Lehman College (CUNY), Bronx, NY, 10468, USA

    Melvyn B. Nathanson

  2. CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Melvyn B. Nathanson

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This paper elaborates one of the themes in Nathanson [4]. I thank Saul Kripke for many useful discussions of various topics in the philosophy of mathematics.

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Nathanson, M.B. Desperately Seeking Mathematical Proof. Math Intelligencer 31, 8–10 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-009-9040-3

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