| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 326 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
A Socratic dialogue on mathematics / Alfréde Rényi -- "Introduction" to Filosofia e matematica / Carlo Cellucci -- On proof and progress in mathematics / William P. Thurston -- The informal logic of mathematical proof / Andrew Aberdein -- Philosophical problems of mathematics in the light of evolutionary epistemology / Yehuda Rav -- Towards a semiotics of mathematics / Brian Rotman -- Computers and the sociology of mathematical proof / Donald MacKenzie -- From G.H.H. and Littlewood to XML and Maple: changing needs and expectations in mathematical knowledge management / Terry Stanway -- Do real numbers really move? Language, thought, and gesture: the embodied cognitive foundations of mathematics / Rafael Núñez -- Does mathematics need a philosophy? / William Timothy Gowers -- How and why mathematics is unique as a social practice / Jody Azzouni -- The pernicious influence of mathematics upon philosophy / Gian-Carlo Rota -- The pernicious influence of mathematics on science / Jack Schwartz -- What is philosophy of mathematics looking for? / Alfonso C. Ávila del Palacio -- Concepts and the mangle of practice constructing quaternions / Andrew Pickering -- Mathematics as objective knowledge and as human practice / Eduard Glas -- The locus of mathematical reality: an anthropological footnote / Leslie A. White -- Inner vision, outer truth / Reuben Hersh |
| Summary |
"This new collection of essays edited by Reuben Hersh contains frank facts and opinions from leading mathematicians, philosophers, sociologists, cognitive scientists, and even an anthropologist. Each essay provides a challenging and thought-provoking look at recent advances in the philosophy of mathematics, demonstrating the possibilities of thinking fresh, sticking close to actual practice, and fearlessly letting go of standard shibboleths."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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MATHEMATICS -- History & Philosophy.
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Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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Matemáticas -- Filosofía
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Mathematics -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hersh, Reuben, 1927-2020
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| ISBN |
9780387257174 |
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0387257179 |
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0387298312 |
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9780387298313 |
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6610427062 |
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9786610427062 |
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