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The conceptual roots of mathematics : an essay on the philosophy of mathematics /

The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. J.R. Lucas, one of the most distinguished Oxford scholars, covers a vast amount of ground in the philosophy of mathematics, showing us that it is actually at the heart of the study of epistemology and meta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lucas, J. R. (John Randolph), 1929-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Colección:International library of philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Plato's Philosophies of Mathematics
  • chapter 2 Geometry
  • chapter 3 Formalism
  • chapter 4 Numbers: The Cardinal Approach
  • chapter 5 Numbers: The Ordinal Approach
  • chapter 6 Numbers: The Abstract Approach
  • chapter 7 The Infinite
  • chapter 8 The Implications of Gödel's Theorem
  • chapter 9 Transitive Relations
  • chapter 10 Prototopology
  • chapter 11 Magnitude and Measure
  • chapter 12 Down With Set Theory
  • chapter 13 Chastened Logicism?
  • chapter 14 Mathematical Knowledge
  • chapter 15 Realism Revisited.