| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiv, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophy
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-235) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : the mathematical image -- 2. Platonism -- 3. Picture-proofs and Platonism -- 4. What is applied mathematics? -- 5. Hilbert and Go⁺??⁰⁰⁸⁸?del -- 6. Knots and notation -- 7. What is a definition? -- 8. Const |
| Summary |
"In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are m |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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| ISBN |
9780415960472 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0415960479 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780203932964 (ebook) |
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020393296X (ebook) |
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9780415960489 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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0415960487 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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