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Mathematical knowledge /

What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and many other q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Leng, Mary, Paseau, Alexander, Potter, Michael D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface; List of contributors; Contents; Contents; Introduction; What is the problem of mathematical knowledge?; Mathematics, Memory, and Mental Arithmetic; Is there a problem of induction for mathematics?; The cognitive basis of mathematical knowledge; What's there to know?; Mathematical recreation versus mathematical knowledge; Scientific Platonism; On quantifying into predicate position; Bibliography; Index.