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Naturalism in mathematics /
Set theory has rendered the notion of self-evident truths to be obsolete in mathematics. Penelope Maddy examines this dilemma using the minimum of technical jargon. Set theory is explained in a manner that can be understood by non-mathematicians.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Set theory has rendered the notion of self-evident truths to be obsolete in mathematics. Penelope Maddy examines this dilemma using the minimum of technical jargon. Set theory is explained in a manner that can be understood by non-mathematicians. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 254 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198250754 9780198250753 9780198235736 0198235739 9780191597961 0191597961 |