Mathematical knowledge / edited by Mary Leng, Alexander Paseau and Michael Potter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leng, Mary, editor.

Paseau, Alexander, editor.

Potter, Michael D., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Philosophy--Congresses.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and many other questions.

Contents:

Preface; List of contributors; Contents; Contents; Introduction; What is the problem of mathematical knowledge?; Mathematics, Memory, and Mental Arithmetic; Is there a problem of induction for mathematics?; The cognitive basis of mathematical knowledge; What's there to know?; Mathematical recreation versus mathematical knowledge; Scientific Platonism; On quantifying into predicate position; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"Stems from a conference on Mathematical Knowledge, held in Cambridge from 30 June to 2 July 2004"--Pref.

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-183) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-03623-3

1-281-15014-2

9786611150143

0-19-152789-0

OCLC:

225126082