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Ideas for 'How the Laws of Physics Lie', 'The New Institutional Theory of Art' and 'A Structural Account of Mathematics'

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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 11. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems
If a successful theory confirms mathematics, presumably a failed theory disconfirms it? [Chihara]
No scientific explanation would collapse if mathematical objects were shown not to exist [Chihara]
7. Existence / E. Categories / 4. Category Realism
Causality indicates which properties are real [Cartwright,N]