Why is there philosophy of mathematics at all?
by
 
Hacking, Ian, author.

Title
: 
Why is there philosophy of mathematics at all?

Author
: 
Hacking, Ian, author.

ISBN
: 
9781107050174
 
9781107658158

Personal Author
: 
Hacking, Ian, author.

Physical Description
: 
xv, 290 pages ; 23 cm

Contents
: 
Cartesian introduction -- What makes mathematics mathematics? -- Why is there philosophy of mathematics -- Proofs -- Applications -- In Plato's name -- Counter-platonisms.

Abstract
: 
Hacking explores how mathematics became possible for the human race, and how it ensured our status as the dominant species.

Subject Term
: 
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
 
Proof theory.
 
Mathematics.
 
Mathematical Computing.
 
Philosophy.
 
Logistic Models.
 
Matemáticas -- Filosofía.
 
Lógica matemática.


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