Ideas from 'Mathematics and Indispensibility' by Elliott Sober [1993], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Philosophical Review' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
All scientific tests will verify mathematics, so it is a background, not something being tested