Pluralism in Mathematics: A New Position in Philosophy of Mathematics

Released on by Michèle Friend
preview-18

  • Pluralism in Mathematics: A New Position in Philosophy of Mathematics Book Detail

  • Author : Michèle Friend
  • Release Date : 2013-11-20
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Genre : Science
  • Pages : 297
  • ISBN 13 : 9400770588
  • File Size : 18,18 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Pluralism in Mathematics: A New Position in Philosophy of Mathematics by Michèle Friend PDF Summary

Book Description: This book is about philosophy, mathematics and logic, giving a philosophical account of Pluralism which is a family of positions in the philosophy of mathematics. There are four parts to this book, beginning with a look at motivations for Pluralism by way of Realism, Maddy’s Naturalism, Shapiro’s Structuralism and Formalism. In the second part of this book the author covers: the philosophical presentation of Pluralism; using a formal theory of logic metaphorically; rigour and proof for the Pluralist; and mathematical fixtures. In the third part the author goes on to focus on the transcendental presentation of Pluralism, and in part four looks at applications of Pluralism, such as a Pluralist approach to proof in mathematics and how Pluralism works in regard to together-inconsistent philosophies of mathematics. The book finishes with suggestions for further Pluralist enquiry. In this work the author takes a deeply radical approach in developing a new position that will either convert readers, or act as a strong warning to treat the word ‘pluralism’ with care.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Pluralism in Mathematics: A New Position in Philosophy of Mathematics books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

Mathematical Pluralism

Mathematical Pluralism

File Size : 63,63 MB
Total View : 4531 Views
DOWNLOAD

Mathematical pluralism is the view that there is an irreducible plurality of pure mathematical structures, each with their own internal logics; and that qua pur

Humanizing Mathematics and its Philosophy

Humanizing Mathematics and its Philosophy

File Size : 84,84 MB
Total View : 4433 Views
DOWNLOAD

This Festschrift contains numerous colorful and eclectic essays from well-known mathematicians, philosophers, logicians, and linguists celebrating the 90th birt