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Indispensability by A.C. Paseau and Alan Baker, pp. 75, £17.00 (paper), ISBN 978-1-00909-904-2, Cambridge University Press (2023).

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Indispensability by A.C. Paseau and Alan Baker, pp. 75, £17.00 (paper), ISBN 978-1-00909-904-2, Cambridge University Press (2023).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2025

Mark Colyvan
Mark Colyvan*
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University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia e-mail: mark.colyvan@sydney.edu.au
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 109 , Issue 575 , July 2025 , pp. 381 - 382
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