An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader

An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader

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  • Author: Russell Marcus
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
  • ISBN: 1472529480
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 896

A comprehensive collection of historical readings in the philosophy of mathematics and a selection of influential contemporary work, this much-needed introduction reveals the rich history of the subject. An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader brings together an impressive collection of primary sources from ancient and modern philosophy. Arranged chronologically and featuring introductory overviews explaining technical terms, this accessible reader is easy-to-follow and unrivaled in its historical scope. With selections from key thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume and Kant, it connects the major ideas of the ancients with contemporary thinkers. A selection of recent texts from philosophers including Quine, Putnam, Field and Maddy offering insights into the current state of the discipline clearly illustrates the development of the subject. Presenting historical background essential to understanding contemporary trends and a survey of recent work, An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics: A Reader is required reading for undergraduates and graduate students studying the philosophy of mathematics and an invaluable source book for working researchers.


An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics

An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics

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  • Author: Russell Marcus
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • ISBN: 9781973776376
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 318

An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics By Russell Marcus


A History of Mathematics

A History of Mathematics

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  • Author: Victor J. Katz
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1040

One of the leading historians in the mathematics field, Victor Katz provides a world view of mathematics, balancing ancient, early modern, and modern history.


Philosophy of Mathematics

Philosophy of Mathematics

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  • Author: Paul Benacerraf
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521296489
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 604

Seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by Russell, Quine, Gödel and other major thinkers.


Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences

Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences

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  • Author: I. Grattan-Guinness
  • Publisher: JHU Press
  • ISBN: 9780801873966
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 872

The first book of a two-volume encyclopaedia which makes the vast and varied history of mathematics available in a reasonably compact format. The book offers in-depth accounts of the principal areas of activity up to the 1930s and touches on related topics, including ethnomathematics.


Philosophy of Mathematics

Philosophy of Mathematics

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  • Author: David Bostock
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1405189924
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 345

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


Historical Introduction to Mathematical Literature

Historical Introduction to Mathematical Literature

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  • Author: G a Miller
  • Publisher: Legare Street Press
  • ISBN: 9781019844694
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Gain insight into the world of mathematical literature with this informative guide. Published in 1916, this book covers the history and development of mathematics, as well as the major themes and trends in mathematical literature up to that time. An essential resource for anyone interested in the history and philosophy of mathematics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics

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  • Author: William Aspray
  • Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
  • ISBN: 0816615675
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 396

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The fourteen essays in this volume build on the pioneering effort of Garrett Birkhoff, professor of mathematics at Harvard University, who in 1974 organized a conference of mathematicians and historians of modern mathematics to examine how the two disciplines approach the history of mathematics. In History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics, William Aspray and Philip Kitcher bring together distinguished scholars from mathematics, history, and philosophy to assess the current state of the field. Their essays, which grow out of a 1985 conference at the University of Minnesota, develop the basic premise that mathematical thought needs to be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective. The opening essays study issues arising within logic and the foundations of mathematics, a traditional area of interest to historians and philosophers. The second section examines issues in the history of mathematics within the framework of established historical periods and questions. Next come case studies that illustrate the power of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mathematics. The collection closes with a look at mathematics from a sociohistorical perspective, including the way institutions affect what constitutes mathematical knowledge.


Philosophical and Mathematical Logic

Philosophical and Mathematical Logic

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  • Author: Harrie de Swart
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3030032558
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 539

This book was written to serve as an introduction to logic, with in each chapter – if applicable – special emphasis on the interplay between logic and philosophy, mathematics, language and (theoretical) computer science. The reader will not only be provided with an introduction to classical logic, but to philosophical (modal, epistemic, deontic, temporal) and intuitionistic logic as well. The first chapter is an easy to read non-technical Introduction to the topics in the book. The next chapters are consecutively about Propositional Logic, Sets (finite and infinite), Predicate Logic, Arithmetic and Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems, Modal Logic, Philosophy of Language, Intuitionism and Intuitionistic Logic, Applications (Prolog; Relational Databases and SQL; Social Choice Theory, in particular Majority Judgment) and finally, Fallacies and Unfair Discussion Methods. Throughout the text, the author provides some impressions of the historical development of logic: Stoic and Aristotelian logic, logic in the Middle Ages and Frege's Begriffsschrift, together with the works of George Boole (1815-1864) and August De Morgan (1806-1871), the origin of modern logic. Since "if ..., then ..." can be considered to be the heart of logic, throughout this book much attention is paid to conditionals: material, strict and relevant implication, entailment, counterfactuals and conversational implicature are treated and many references for further reading are given. Each chapter is concluded with answers to the exercises. Philosophical and Mathematical Logic is a very recent book (2018), but with every aspect of a classic. What a wonderful book! Work written with all the necessary rigor, with immense depth, but without giving up clarity and good taste. Philosophy and mathematics go hand in hand with the most diverse themes of logic. An introductory text, but not only that. It goes much further. It's worth diving into the pages of this book, dear reader! Paulo Sérgio Argolo


Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics (Classic Reprint)

Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics (Classic Reprint)

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  • Author: James Byrnie Shaw
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781332162925
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 220

Excerpt from Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics In the spring of 1915 the author was invited to deliver a course of lectures before a club of graduate students of the University of Illinois on the subject "The Philosophy of Mathematics." This club consisted of students who had had an ordinary college course in mathematics, for the most part. This fact tended to narrow the field to be covered, inasmuch as the more difficult questions of mathematical philosophy had to be omitted. It tended to widen the field in the way of making it intelligible to all students of fair mathematical knowledge, which could be accomplished best by considering mathematics constantly in its historical development. This class of readers is the one directly addressed in the lectures. The large class of secondary and collegiate teachers of mathematics is also addressed to a great extent. The author cherishes the hope that the professional philosopher too may find some interest in these lectures, even though the more delicate problems are omitted or only referred to. If the student of philosophy finds enough mathematics here to characterize the field and give him a broad view over its hills and valleys, he will see it from the mathematician's point of view. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.