An Introduction to the Philosophy of  ...

Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating journey through intriguing mathematical and philosophical territory, and a lively introduction to this contemporary topic. Features a wide variety of examples from both elementary and advanced mathematics. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mathematics and its philosophy; 2. The limits of mathematics; 3. Plato's
heaven; 4. Fiction, metaphor, and partial truths; 5. Mathematical explanation;
6. The applicability of mathematics; 7. Who's afraid of inconsistent
mathematics?; 8. A rose by any other name; 9. Epilogue: desert island theorems. 

Autoreninfo

Mark Colyvan is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science at the University of Sydney. He is the co-author (with Lev Ginzburg) of Ecological Orbits: How Planets Move and Populations Grow (2004) and author of The Indispensability of Mathematics (2001).