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Navigating mathematics through philosophical perspectives.

If you're intrigued by the deeper conceptual underpinnings of mathematics, this collection is perfect for you. It doesn't just offer historical perspectives; it presents a challenging and rewarding tour through the minds of some of the most influential philosophers who have shaped our understanding of mathematics. Whether you're a student of philosophy or a math enthusiast looking to explore the subject from a different angle, this book offers rich, thought-provoking content.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780521296489
Date of Publication: 1984-01-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Science, Philosophy
Related Topics: History, Classics, Mathematics, Theory, Essays
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The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Paradox), a challenge to 'classical' mathematics from a world-famous mathematician (the 'mathematical intuitionism' of Brouwer), a new foundational school (Hilbert's Formalism), and the profound incompleteness results of Kurt Gödel. In the same period, the cross-fertilization of mathematics and philosophy resulted in a new sort of 'mathematical philosophy', associated most notably (but in different ways) with Bertrand Russell, W. V. Quine, and Gödel himself, and which remains at the focus of Anglo-Saxon philosophical discussion. The present collection brings together in a convenient form the seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by these and other major thinkers. It is a substantially revised version of the edition first published in 1964 and includes a revised bibliography. The volume will be welcomed as a major work of reference at this level in the field.
 

Navigating mathematics through philosophical perspectives.

If you're intrigued by the deeper conceptual underpinnings of mathematics, this collection is perfect for you. It doesn't just offer historical perspectives; it presents a challenging and rewarding tour through the minds of some of the most influential philosophers who have shaped our understanding of mathematics. Whether you're a student of philosophy or a math enthusiast looking to explore the subject from a different angle, this book offers rich, thought-provoking content.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.