An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics Paperback (Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Colyvan, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521533414 ISBN 13: 9780521533416

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Topics covered include the realism/anti-realism debate in mathematics, the limits of mathematics, the significance of mathematical notation, inconsistent mathematics and the applications of mathematics. Intended as a primary text for an introductory undergraduate course in the philosophy of mathematics.

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Críticas

'The present book is like a warm breeze after a cold winter in the rarefied atmosphere of the philosophy of mathematics ... the philosophical discussions are always clear, provocative and stimulating. One of the challenges an instructor will face by adopting this book will undoubtedly be to contain the desire of students to discuss in depth some of the issues presented and to curb their enthusiasm and desire to know more or find answers to the questions.' Mathematical Reviews

Biografía del autor

Mark Colyvan is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science at the University of Sydney. He is the co-author (with Lev Ginzburg) of Ecological Orbits: How Planets Move and Populations Grow (2004) and author of The Indispensability of Mathematics (2001).

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521533414
• ISBN 13: 9780521533416
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200