Book Cover; Title; Introduction; Contents; Chapter 1 Plato's Philosophies of Mathematics; Chapter 2 Geometry; Chapter 3 Formalism; Chapter 4 Numbers: The Cardinal Approach; Chapter 5 Numbers: The Ordinal Approach; Chapter 6 Numbers: The Abstract Approach; Chapter 7 The Infinite; Chapter 8 The Implications of Gödel's Theorem; Chapter 9 Transitive Relations
Summary
The Conceptual Roots of Mathematics is a comprehensive study of the foundation of mathematics. Lucas shows us that the philosophy of mathematics is actually at the heart of the study of epistemology and metaphysics
