Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All? - Paperback
by Ian Hacking
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107658158ISBN-10:1107658152UPC:9781107658158Book Category:Philosophy, Science, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Logic, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCGTBE0CZD
Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All?
This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and the enigmatic relation of mathematics to nature. It asks unexpected questions, such as 'what makes mathematics mathematics?', 'where did proof come from and how did it evolve?', and 'how did the distinction between pure and applied mathematics come into being?' In a wide-ranging discussion that is...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107658158ISBN-10:1107658152UPC:9781107658158Book Category:Philosophy, Science, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Logic, Philosophy & Social AspectsSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCGTBE0CZD
Hacking, Ian: - Ian Hacking is a retired professor of Collège de France, Chair of Philosophy and History of Scientific Concepts, and retired University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. His most recent books include The Social Construction of What? (1999), An Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic (Cambridge University Press, 2001), The Emergence of Probability...
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