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Philosophy of Mathematics

Philosophy of Mathematics

Linnebo, Øystein

Paperback

Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, Book 15

PhilosophyGeneral Mathematics

ISBN10: 069120229X
ISBN13: 9780691202297
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: Mar 24 2020
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkers

Mathematics is a model of precision and objectivity, but it appears distinct from the empirical sciences because it seems to deliver nonexperiential knowledge of a nonphysical reality of numbers, sets, and functions. How can these two aspects of mathematics be reconciled? This concise book provides a systematic, accessible introduction to the field that is trying to answer that question: the philosophy of mathematics. ystein Linnebo, one of the world's leading scholars on the subject, introduces all of the classical approaches to the field as well as more specialized issues, including mathematical intuition, potential infinity, and the search for new mathematical axioms. Sophisticated but clear and approachable, this is an essential book for all students and teachers of philosophy and of mathematics.

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