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Philosophy of Mathematics in the Twentieth Century : Selected Essays /

In this illuminating collection, Charles Parsons surveys the contributions of philosophers and mathematicians who shaped the philosophy of mathematics over the course of the past century. Parsons begins with a discussion of the Kantian legacy in the work of L. E. J. Brouwer, David Hilbert, and Paul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parsons, Charles (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I SOME MATHEMATICIANS AS PHILOSOPHERS
  • 1 THE KANTIAN LEGACY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS
  • 2 REALISM AND THE DEBATE ON IMPREDICATIVITY, 1917-1944
  • POSTSCRIPT TO ESSAY 2
  • 3 PAUL BERNAYS'LATER PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
  • 4 KURT GÖDEL
  • 5 GÖDEL'S "RUSSELL'S MATHEMATICAL LOGIC"
  • 6 QUINE AND GÖDEL ON ANALYTICITY
  • POSTSCRIPT TO ESSAY 6
  • 7 PLATONISM AND MATHEMATICAL INTUITION IN KURT GÖDEL'S THOUGHT
  • POST SCRIPT TO ESSAY 7
  • PART II CONTEMPORARIES
  • 8 QUINE'S NOMINALISM
  • 9 GENETIC EXPLANATION IN THE ROOTS OF REFERENCE
  • 10 HAO WANG AS PHILOSOPHER AND INTERPRETER OF GÖDEL
  • 11 PUTNAM ON EXISTENCE AND ONTOLOGY
  • 12 WILLIAM TAIT'S PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INDEX