Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?

Paperback • 2014 • English

Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?

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About the book

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 mat...Show more

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9781107658158

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?

Format

Paperback

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