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Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction
David Bostock
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Description for Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction
Paperback. In this new introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, David Bostock guides the reader through the basic ideas on the nature of mathematics that have played a major part in the development of philosophy from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction provides a critical analysis of the major philosophical issues and viewpoints in the concepts and methods of mathematics - from antiquity to the modern era.
- Offers beginning readers a critical appraisal of philosophical viewpoints throughout history
- Gives a separate chapter to predicativism, which is often (but wrongly) treated as if it were a part of logicism
- Provides readers with a non-partisan discussion until the final chapter, which gives the author's personal opinion on where the truth lies
- Designed to be accessible to both undergraduates and graduate students, and at the same time to be of interest to professionals
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405189910
SKU
V9781405189910
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About David Bostock
David Bostock has been a Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Merton College, and Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford. His recent publications include Intermediate Logic (1997), Aristotle’s Ethics (2000), and Space, Time, Matter, and Form: Essays on Aristotle's Physics (2006).
Reviews for Philosophy of Mathematics: An Introduction
“Given this caveat, Bostock’s new book is highly recommendable as a text for undergraduate seminars in the philosophy of mathematics and also for individual study. It covers all the essentials and more. It should appeal not only to students who have already developed a preference for the general approach and style of contemporary analytic philosophy, but also to a broader ... Read more