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Meaning in Mathematics.

Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by tackling invented problems, or are mathematicians engaged in acts of discovery as they explore an independent realm of mathematical reality? Why does this seemingly abstract discipline provide the key...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Polkinghorne, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by tackling invented problems, or are mathematicians engaged in acts of discovery as they explore an independent realm of mathematical reality? Why does this seemingly abstract discipline provide the key to unlocking the deep secrets of the physical universe? How one answers these questions will significantly influence metaphysical thinking about reality. This book is intended to fill a gap between popular 'wonders of mathematics' books and the technical writings of the philosophers of mathematics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (172 pages)
ISBN:9780191621895
0191621897