alleryIn the debate on whether mathematics is internal or external, which philosopher is named as an externalist?
AAristotle
BEuclid
CPlato
DPythagoras
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Plato
1. The debate traces back to Plato, an externalist, and Aristotle, an internalist.
2. Euclid and Pythagoras are not named in this debate.
3. Aristotle is the internalist, so he is the wrong choice.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, The philosophy and cultural nature of mathematics_
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