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The Philosophy of Mathematics (Oxford Readings in Philosophy) [Hardcover]

W. D. Hart (Editor)


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Oxford Readings in Philosophy August 22, 1996
The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editor of each volume contributes an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading. This volume offers a selection of the most interesting and important work from recent years in the philosophy of mathematics, which has always been closely linked to, and has exerted a significant influence upon, the main stream of analytical philosophy. The issues discussed are of interest throughout philosophy, and no mathematical expertise is required of the reader. This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students studying the philsophy of mathematics, also postgraduates and scholars working in this and related subjects.


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`Splendid collection of essays ... Hart has done a great service to students of the subject by assembling some of the most significant contributions to the literature made in the past 20 years or so ... this collection steers a way through the challenging and fascinating philosophical issues raised by mathematics as well as any other I know.' Times Higher Education Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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W. D. Hart is at University of Illinois at Chicago. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 22, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0198751192
  • ISBN-13: 978-0198751199
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,767,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Although this symposium is entitled 'Mathematical Truth', I will also discuss issues which are somewhat broader but which nevertheless have the notion of mathematical truth at their core, which themselves depend on how truth in mathematics is properly explained. Read the first page
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eliminative structuralist programme, nominalistic physics, deductive conservativeness, eliminative structuralism, standard concrete model, defining logical truth, metalinguistic conception, intuitionistic truth, other mathematical statements, higher set theory, pure mathematical objects, representing homomorphism, cognitive synonymy, indispensability thesis, fact that the axioms force, interchangeability salva veritate, platonistic interpretation, canonical proof, nominalistic theory, ordinary consistency, modal analogue, mathematical claims, modal knowledge, platonistic view, substitutional quantifier
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New York, Journal of Philosophy, Mathematical Logic, Paul Benacerraf, Philosophical Review, Cambridge University Press, Cantor's Continuum Problem, Hilary Putnam, Cornell University Press, Harvard University Press, North Holland, Basic Laws, Charles Parsons, Hartry Field, Princeton University Press, Conditional Possibility Principle, Richard Nixon, Journal of Philosophical Logic, Harold Hodes, University of Chicago Press, David Hilbert, Jon Barwise, Open Court, Organization of Behavior, Oxford Blackwell
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