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Philosophy of Mathematics

by James Robert Brown

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Philosophy / GeneralScience / Philosophy & Social AspectsMathematics / History & PhilosophyPhilosophy / Logic

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Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics:
* the mathematical image
* platonism
* picture-proofs
* applied mathematics
* Hilbert and Godel
* knots and nations
* definitions
* picture-proofs and Wittgenstein
* computation, proof and conjecture.
The book is ideal for courses on philosophy of mathematics and logic.

Book Details

Publisher:
Routledge
Published:
2005-08-09
Pages:
232
Language:
EN
ISBN:
9781134806430
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