Philosophy of Mathematics by Stewart Shapiro
A structuralist approach to mathematical theory in which Shapiro argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic . He claims that mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers that exist independent of one another, but a natural structure with an initial object and successor relation.
Extremely interesting and deserves the attention of anyone with a serious interest in the field.. a careful study of the book will be enormously rewarding to anyone with some prior exposure to the field. * Philosophia Mathematica *
Stewart Shapiro graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a MA in mathematics in 1975 and a doctorate in philosophy in 1978. At The Ohio State University, he is currently the O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy. He is the author of Foundations without Foundationalism: a Case for Second-Order Logic (OUP, 1991), Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology (OUP, 1997), Vagueness in Context (OUP, 2006), and a textbook in philosophy of mathematics, Thinking about Logic (OUP, 2006).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195139303 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195139305 |
| Title | Philosophy of Mathematics |
| Author | Stewart Shapiro |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2000-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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