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Science Without Numbers : The Defence of Nominalism /

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal:	Field, Hartry H., 1946-
Format:	Électronique eBook
Langue:	Inglés
Publié:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1980]
Collection:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:	Nominalismus Mathematik Science > Philosophy. Nominalism. Mathematics > Philosophy. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. nominalism. Nominalisme. Mathematiques > Philosophie. Sciences > Philosophie. Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:	Texto completo

Table des matières:

Cover ; Contents; 1 Why the Utility of Mathematical Entities Is Unlike The Utility of Theoretical Entities ; 2 First Illustration of Why Mathematical Entities Are Useful: Arithmetic; 3 Second Illustration of Why Mathematical Entities Are Useful: Geometry and Distance; 5 My Strategy for Nominalizing Physics, and Its Advantages.