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Proof and knowledge in mathematics /

These questions arise from any attempt to discover an epistemology for mathematics. This collection of essays considers various questions concerning the nature of justification in mathematics and possible sources of that justification. Among these are the question of whether mathematical justificati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Detlefsen, Michael, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Proof as a source of truth / Michael D. Resnik
  • Reflections on the concept of a priori truth and its corruption by Kant / William W. Tait
  • Logicism / Steven J. Wagner
  • Empirical inquiry and proof / Shelley Stillwell
  • On the concept of proof in elementary geometry / Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer
  • Mathematical rigor in physics / Mark Steiner
  • Foundationalism and foundations of mathematics / Stewart Shapiro
  • Brouwerian intuitionism / Michael Detlefsen.