Mathematics in Philosophy : Selected Essays /

This important book by a major American philosopher brings together eleven essays treating problems in logic and the philosophy of mathematics. A common point of view, that mathematical thought is central to our thought in general, underlies the essays. In his introduction, Parsons articulates that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Parsons, Charles D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Mathematics > Philosophy.
History.
Philosophy.
MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Preface to the Cornell Paperbacks Edition
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. Mathematics, Logic, and Ontology
  • 1. Ontology and Mathematics
  • 2. A Plea for Substitutional Quantification
  • 3. Informal Axiomatization, Formalization, and the Concept of Truth
  • PART TWO. Interpretations
  • 4. Infinity and Kant's Conception of the "Possibility of Experience"
  • 5. Kant's Philosophy of Arithmetic
  • 6. Frege's Theory of Number
  • 7. Quine on· the Philosophy of Mathematics
  • PART THREE. Sets, Classes, and Truth
  • 8. Sets and Classes
  • 9. The Liar Paradox
  • 10. What Is the Iterative Conception of Set?
  • 11. Sets and Modality
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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