What is the Value in an Intrinsic Formalism?

Abstract I discuss the distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic approaches to reformulating a theory with symmetries, and offer an account of the special value of intrinsic formalisms, drawing on a distinction between which mathematical expressions are meaningful within an extrinsic formalism and which are not.

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Erkenntnis
Published
2025-09-19
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-025-01008-5
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2
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History and Theory of Mathematics
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Field-Weighted Citation Impact
57.16

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What is the Value in an Intrinsic Formalism?

Eleanor March
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Erkenntnis
History and Theory of Mathematics
57.16
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What is the Value in an Intrinsic Formalism?

Eleanor March
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Abstract

Abstract I discuss the distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic approaches to reformulating a theory with symmetries, and offer an account of the special value of intrinsic formalisms, drawing on a distinction between which mathematical expressions are meaningful within an extrinsic formalism and which are not.

Erkenntnis
University of Oxford (GB)
University of Oxford, Balliol College, University of Oxford
Openalex Percentile: Top 0%
History and Theory of Mathematics
57.16
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