Stewart Shapiro: Thinking about Mathematics

Cover: 9780192893062 | Thinking about Mathematics | The Philosophy of Mathematics | Shapiro

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This unique book by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. Part I describes questions and issues about mathematics that have motivated philosophers since the beginning of intellectual history. Part II is an
historical survey, discussing the role of mathematics in the thought of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. Part III covers the three major positions held throughout the twentieth century: the idea that mathematics is logic (logicism), the view that the essence of mathematics is
the rule-governed manipulation of characters (formalism), and a revisionist philosophy that focuses on the mental activity of mathematics (intuitionism). Finally, Part IV brings the reader up-to-date with a look at contemporary developments within the discipline.
This sweeping introductory guide to the philosophy of mathematics makes these fascinating concepts accessible to those with little background in either mathematics or philosophy.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2000
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780192893062
ISBN-10:	0192893068
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Shapiro, Stewart (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University at Newark)
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Abbildungen:	4 line figures
Maße:	216 x 138 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Stewart Shapiro
Erscheinungsdatum:	13.07.2000
Gewicht:	0,381 kg