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What is mathematics, really? /
Virtually all philosophers treat mathematics as isolated, timeless, ahistorical, inhuman. In What Is Mathematics, Really? renowned mathematician Reuben Hersh argues the contrary. In a subversive attack on traditional philosophies of mathematics, most notably Platonism and formalism, he shows that ma...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1
- ch. 1. Survey and proposals
- ch. 2. Criteria for a philosophy of mathematics
- ch. 3. Myths/mistakes/misunderstandings
- ch. 4. Intuition/proof/certainty
- ch. 5. Five classical puzzles
- pt. 2
- ch. 6. Mainstream before the crisis
- ch. 7. Mainstream philosophy at its peak
- ch. 8. Mainstream since the crisis
- ch. 9. Foundationism dies/mainstream lives
- ch. 10. Humanists and mavericks of old
- ch. 11. Modern humanists and mavericks
- ch. 12. Contemporary humanists and mavericks Summary and recapitulation
- ch. 13. Mathematics is a form of life.