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Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices
Jose Ferreiros
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Description for Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This book presents a new approach to the epistemology of mathematics by viewing mathematics as a human activity whose knowledge is intimately linked with practice. Charting an exciting new direction in the philosophy of mathematics, Jose Ferreiros uses the crucial idea of a continuum to provide an account of the development of mathematical knowledge that reflects the actual experience of doing math and makes sense of the perceived objectivity of mathematical results. Describing a historically oriented, agent-based philosophy of mathematics, Ferreiros shows how the mathematical tradition evolved from Euclidean geometry to the real numbers and set-theoretic structures. He argues ... Read more
This book presents a new approach to the epistemology of mathematics by viewing mathematics as a human activity whose knowledge is intimately linked with practice. Charting an exciting new direction in the philosophy of mathematics, Jose Ferreiros uses the crucial idea of a continuum to provide an account of the development of mathematical knowledge that reflects the actual experience of doing math and makes sense of the perceived objectivity of mathematical results. Describing a historically oriented, agent-based philosophy of mathematics, Ferreiros shows how the mathematical tradition evolved from Euclidean geometry to the real numbers and set-theoretic structures. He argues ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691167510
SKU
V9780691167510
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About Jose Ferreiros
Jose Ferreiros is professor of logic and philosophy of science at the University of Seville in Spain. He is the author of Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics and the coeditor of The Architecture of Modern Mathematics: Essays in History and Philosophy.
Reviews for Mathematical Knowledge and the Interplay of Practices
Both philosophers and mathematicians can find ample food for thought in this study.
Choice Ferreiros has published a fascinating book which consists of an impressive combination of thought-provoking philosophical ideas and mathematical material. As such, it can be interesting for philosophers of mathematics, mathematicians, and other people interested in the topics of mathematical knowledge and mathematical practice.
Joachim Frans, ... Read more
Choice Ferreiros has published a fascinating book which consists of an impressive combination of thought-provoking philosophical ideas and mathematical material. As such, it can be interesting for philosophers of mathematics, mathematicians, and other people interested in the topics of mathematical knowledge and mathematical practice.
Joachim Frans, ... Read more