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Philosophy of Mathematics: An Anthology

Philosophy of Mathematics: An Anthology Paperback / softback - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Dale Jacquette

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Paperback / softback. New. Explores the central problems and the most intriguing new directions in the philosophy of mathematics. The papers are organized thematically, rather than chronologically, to give the best overview of philosophical issues connected with mathematics and the development of mathematical knowledge.
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  • Title Philosophy of Mathematics: An Anthology
  • Author Dale Jacquette
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 444
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Malden, MA
  • Date 2001-11-28
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780631218708
  • ISBN 9780631218708 / 063121870X
  • Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.64 x 6.66 x 1.3 in (24.49 x 16.92 x 3.30 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematics - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001018136
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510.1

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and science as sharing in the task of explaining facts, phenomena, or relations in their respective spheres. Steiner maintains that logicians and mathematicians standardly give explanations, and that mathematicians sometimes self-consciously distinguish between demonstrative and explanatory proofs.

From the rear cover

This distinctive anthology includes many of the most important recent contributions to the philosophy of mathematics. The featured papers are organized thematically, rather than chronologically, to provide the best overview of philosophical issues connected with mathematics and the development of mathematical knowledge. Coverage ranges from general topics in mathematical explanation and the concept of number, to specialized investigations of the ontology of mathematical entities and the nature of mathematical truth, models and methods of mathematical proof, intuitionistic mathematics, and philosophical foundations of set theory.

This volume explores the central problems and exposes intriguing new directions in the philosophy of mathematics, making it an essential teaching resource, reference work, and research guide.

The book complements Philosophy of Logic: An Anthology and A Companion to Philosophical Logic, also edited by Dale Jacquette (Blackwell 2001).

About the author

Dale Jacquette is Professor of Philosophy at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of Philosophy of Mind (1994), Meinongian Logic: The Semantics of Existence and Nonexistence (1996), Wittgenstein's Thought in Transition (1998), Symbolic Logic (2001), David Hume's Critique of Infinity (2001) and On Boole: Logic as Algebra (2001) as well as numerous articles on logic, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and Wittgenstein.