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Philosophy of Mathematics - Handbook of the Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Mathematics - Handbook of the Philosophy of Science
Surveys historical and modern positions of mathematics. This book analyzes and evaluates traditional theories (Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Kantianism), and modern theories (logicism, formalism, constructivism, and fictionalism). It discusses research in related fields (set theory, computability theory, probability theory, and paraconsistency).
717 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | June 11, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780444515551 |
Publishers | Elsevier Science & Technology |
Pages | 733 |
Dimensions | 175 × 243 × 38 mm · 1.45 kg |
Series Editor | Gabbay, Dov M. (Augustus De Morgan Professor Emeritus of Logic at the Group of Logic, Language and Computation, Department of Computer Science, King's College London.) |
Series Editor | Thagard, Paul (University of Waterloo, Canada) |
Series Editor | Woods, John (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) |