New Waves in Philosophy Ser.: New Waves in Philosophy of Mathematics by Oystein Linnebo (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-100230219438
ISBN-139780230219434
eBay Product ID (ePID)71796943

Product Key Features

Number of PagesIX, 327 Pages
Publication NameNew Waves in Philosophy of Mathematics
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory & Philosophy, Epistemology, Logic
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics, Philosophy
AuthorOystein Linnebo
SeriesNew Waves in Philosophy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
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Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal510.1
Table Of ContentSeries Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: O.Bueno & Ø.Linnebo PART I: REASSESSING THE ORTHODOXY IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS New Waves on an Old Beach: Neo-Fregean Philosophy of Mathematics Today; R.Cook Reducing Arithmetic to Set Theory; A.Paseau PART II: THE QUESTION OF REALISM IN MATHEMATICS Mathematical Fictionalism; O.Bueno Truth in Mathematics: The Question of Pluralism; P.Koellner 'Algebraic' Approaches to Mathematics; M.Leng PART III: MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE AND THE METHODOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS Mathematical Accidents and the End of Explanation; A.Baker Applying Inconsistent Mathematics; M.Colyvan Towards a Philosophy of Applied Mathematics; C.Pincock PART IV: MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS Formal Tools and the Philosophy of Mathematics; T.Hofweber The Individuation of the Natural Numbers; Ø.Linnebo Towards a Trivialist Account of Mathematics; A.Rayo PART V: FROM PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS On Formal and Informal Provability; H.Leitgeb Quantification without a Domain; G.Uzquiano Index
SynopsisThirteen up-and-coming researchers in the philosophy of mathematics have been invited to write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics, examining along the way where they think the philosophy of mathematics is and ought to be going. A rich and diverse picture emerges. Some broader tendencies can nevertheless be detected: there is increasing attention to the practice, language and psychology of mathematics, a move to reassess the orthodoxy, as well as inspiration from philosophical logic., Thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics and discuss where the philosophy of mathematics ought to be going. New trends are revealed, such as an increasing attention to mathematical practice, a reassessment of the canon, and inspiration from philosophical logic.
LC Classification NumberBD143-237
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