Definitions and Mathematical Knowledge
Author:   Andrea Sereni (Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781009517676


Pages:   102
Publication Date:   16 January 2025
Format:   Hardback
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This Element discusses the philosophical roles of definitions in the attainment of mathematical knowledge. It first focuses on the role of definitions in foundational programs, and then examines their major varieties, both as regards their origins, their potential epistemic roles, and their formal constraints. It examines explicit definitions, implicit definitions, and implicit definitions of primitive terms, these latter being further divided into axiomatic and abstractive. After discussing elucidations and explications, various ways in which definitions can yield mathematical knowledge are surveyed.

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Author:   Andrea Sereni (Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9781009517676


ISBN 10:   1009517678
Pages:   102
Publication Date:   16 January 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Definitions and foundations; 3. Explicit definitions; 4. Implicit definitions; 5. Primitive implicit definitions: Axioms and abstractions; 6. Elucidations and explications; 7. Knowledge by definition; References.

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