Formalism and Beyond : On the Nature of Mathematical Discourse
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| Title: | Formalism and Beyond : On the Nature of Mathematical Discourse |
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| Description: | The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using modern logico-philosophical tools and systematic conceptual and logical analyses, the volume provides a thorough, up-to-date account of the subject. |
| Authors: | Godehard Link |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Logic, Symbolic and mathematical, Mathematics--Philosophy |
| Categories: | PHILOSOPHY / Logic, MATHEMATICS / General, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using modern logico-philosophical tools and systematic conceptual and logical analyses, the volume provides a thorough, up-to-date account of the subject. |
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| ISBN: | 9781614518297 9781614518471 9781614519966 |
