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Philosophy of Mathematics: Selected Readings
Paul Benacerraf
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Paperback. Seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by Russell, Quine, Godel and other major thinkers. Editor(s): Benacerraf, Paul; Putnam, Hilary. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
612
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
Weight
908g
Number of Pages
612
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521296489
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V9780521296489
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