This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and the enigmatic relation of mathematics to nature. It asks unexpected questions, such as 'what makes mathematics mathematics?', 'where did proof come from and how did it evolve?', and 'how did the distinction between pure and applied mathematics come into being?' In a wide-ranging discussion that is both immersed in the past and unusually attuned to the competing philosophical ideas of contemporary mathematicians, it shows that proof and other forms of mathematical exploration continue to be living, evolving practices - responsive to new technologies, yet embedded in permanent (and astonishing) facts about human beings. It distinguishes several distinct types of application of mathematics, and shows how each leads to a different philosophical conundrum. Here is a remarkable body of new philosophical thinking about proofs, applications, and other mathematical activities.
Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-10
1107050170
ISBN-13
9781107050174
eBay Product ID (ePID)
182733058
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Produktart
Lehrbuch
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
308 Seiten
Verlag
Cambridge University Press
Publikationsname
Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?
Autor
Ian Hacking
Format
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Inhaltsbeschreibung
Hc Gerader Rücken Kaschiert
Item Length
23cm
Item Height
2cm
Item Width
15cm
Item Weight
655g
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