Realism in Mathematics by Penelope Maddy
When engaged in mathematics, most people tend to think of themselves as scientists investigating the features of real mathematical things, and the wildly successful application of mathematics in the physical sciences reinforces this picture of mathematics as an objective study. For philosophers, however, this realism about mathematics raises serious questions: What are mathematical things? Where are they? How do we know about them? Penelope Maddy delineates and defends a novel version of mathematical realism that answers the traditional questions and refocuses philosophical attention on the pressing foundational issues of contemporary mathematics.
She has.. clearly marked out an original and interesting position. * Times Higher Education Supplement *
the book is written in a lively, engaging style. We hope that it serves to stimulate others to think seriously about issues in philosophy of mathematics because, as Maddy claims, these issues bear directly on mainstream philosophy. * Philosophy of Science *
the book is written in a lively, engaging style. We hope that it serves to stimulate others to think seriously about issues in philosophy of mathematics because, as Maddy claims, these issues bear directly on mainstream philosophy. * Philosophy of Science *
Maddy, Penelope: - Penelope Maddy is a Distinguished Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the University of California, Irvine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and currently the President of the Association for Symbolic Logic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198240358 |
| ISBN 10 | 019824035X |
| Title | Realism in Mathematics |
| Author | Penelope Maddy |
| Series | Clarendon Paperbacks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1992-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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