Mathematics, Substance and Surmise: Views on the Meaning and Ontology of Mathematics

Author:   Ernest Davis ,  Philip J. Davis
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
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Pages:   379
Publication Date:   29 October 2016
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Author:   Ernest Davis ,  Philip J. Davis
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Weight:   0.797kg
ISBN:  

9783319365305


ISBN 10:   3319365304
Pages:   379
Publication Date:   29 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction.- Hardy, Littlewood, and polymath, (Martin and Pease).- Experimental Computation as an Ontological Game Changer: The Impact of Modern Mathematical Computation Tools on the Ontology of Mathematics (Bailey and Borwein).- Mathematical Products (Davis).-How Should Robots Think about Space? (Azzouni).- Mathematics and its Applications (Berlinski).- Nominalism: The Nonexistence of Mathematical Objects (Azzouni).- An Aristotelian Approach to Mathematical Ontology (Gillies).- Let G be a Group (Lützen).- From the Continuum to Large Cardinals (Stillwell).- Mathematics at Infinity (Gray).- Mathematics and Language (Avigad).- Mathematics as Language (Ross).- Mathematics as Multimodal Semiotics (O'Halloran).- Problems in Philosophy of Mathematics: A View from Cognitive Science (Piantadosi).- Beliefs about the Nature of Numbers (Rips).- What Kind of Thing Might Number Become? (Sinclair).- Enumerated Entities in Public Policy and Governance (Verran).

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