Philosophy of mathematics structure and ontology
This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
1997, 1997
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers |
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| Physical Description: | x, 279 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199833658 |