Philosophy of Mathematics

Name: Philosophy of Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780198751205

ISBN-10: 0198751206

ISBN-13: 9780198751205

Edition: 1996

Authors: W. D. Hart

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This volume offers a selection of the most interesting and important work from recent years in the philosophy of mathematics, which has always been closely linked to, and has exerted a significant influence upon, the main stream of analytical philosophy. The issues discussed are of interest throughout philosophy, and no mathematical expertise is required of the reader. Contributors include W.V. Quine, W.D. Hart, Michael Dummett, Charles Parsons, Paul Benacerraf, Penelope Maddy, W.W. Tait, Hilary Putnam, George Boolos, Daniel Isaacson, Stewart Shapiro, and Hartry Field.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/22/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 5.31" wide x 7.99" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction




Mathematical Truth




Two Dogmas of Empiricism




Access and Inference




The Philosophical Basis of Intuitionistic Logic




Mathematical Intuition




Perception and Mathematical Intuition




Truth and Proof: The Platonism of Mathematics




Mathematics without Foundations




The Consistency of Frege's Foundations of Arithmetic




Arithmetical Truth and Hidden Higher-Order Concepts




Conservativeness and Incompleteness




Is Mathematical Knowledge Just Logical Knowledge?




The Structuralist View of Mathematical Objects



Notes on the Contributors


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index