The Indispensability of Mathematics - Hardcover

Colyvan, Mark

 
9780195137545: The Indispensability of Mathematics
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 019513754X ISBN 13: 9780195137545
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

This book looks at the Quine-Putnam indispensibility Trgument in the philosophy of mathematics. This argument urges us to place mathematical entities on the same ontological footing as other theoretical entities indispenable to our best scientific theories. The argument has come under serious scrutiny in recent times with many influential philosophers unconvinced of its cogency. This book outlines the indispensibility argument in considerable detail before defending it against various challenges.

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Críticas

In his timely book, Mark Colyvan mounts a vigorous defence of the indispensability argument for mathematical platonism ... This book will be of particular interest to specialists and advanced students in the philosophy of mathematics and science, but also to epistemologists and metaphysicians in general ... this book is both useful and pleasurable - like mathematics. Australasian Journal of Philosophy

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This book looks at the Quine-Putnam indispensibility Trgument in the philosophy of mathematics. This argument urges us to place mathematical entities on the same ontological footing as other theoretical entities indispenable to our best scientific theories. The argument has come under serious scrutiny in recent times with many influential philosophers unconvinced of its cogency. This book outlines the indispensibility argument in considerable detail before defending it against various challenges.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
019513754X
ISBN 13 
9780195137545
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Anzahl der Seiten
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