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Introducing philosophy of mathematics /

What is mathematics about? Does the subject-matter of mathematics exist independently of the mind or are they mental constructions? How do we know mathematics? Is mathematical knowledge logical knowledge? And how is mathematics applied to the material world? In this introduction to the philosophy of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Friend, Michèle (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 2014.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Infinity
  • 2. Mathematical platonism and realism
  • 3. Logicism
  • 4. Structuralism
  • 5. Constructivism
  • 6. A pot-pourri of philosophies of mathematics.