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Realism in mathematics / Penelope Maddy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maddy, Penelope, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Philosophy.
- Mathematics.
- Realism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 204 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Prress, 1992.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This monograph develops and defends a novel version of mathematical realism - the view that to engage in mathematics is to investigate the features of real mathematical things - and refocuses philosophical attention on the pressing foundational issues of contemporary mathematics.
- Contents:
- Realism
- Perception and intuition
- Numbers
- Axioms - Monism and beyond.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-197) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-159797-X
- 1-281-98099-4
- 9786611980993
- 0-19-151976-6
- OCLC:
- 922953655
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