Pluralism in Mathematics: A New Position in Philosophy of Mathematics

Author:   Michèle Friend
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Volume:   32
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9789402402001


Pages:   291
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
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Author:   Michèle Friend
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Volume:   32
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.745kg
ISBN:  

9789402402001


ISBN 10:   9402402004
Pages:   291
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Part I. Motivating the Pluralist Position from Familiar Positions.- Chapter 1. Introduction. The Journey from Realism to Pluralism.- Chapter 2. Motivating Pluralism. Starting from Maddy’s Naturalism.- Chapter 3. From Structuralism to Pluralism.- Chapter 4. Formalism and Pluralism Co-written with Andrea Pedeferri.- Part II. Initial Presentation of Pluralism.-  Chapter 5. Philosophical Presentation of Pluralism.- Chapter 6. Using a Formal Theory of Logic Metaphorically.- Chapter 7. Rigour in Proof Co-written with Andrea Pedeferri.- Chapter 8. Mathematical Fixtures.- Part III. Transcendental Presentation of Pluralism.- Chapter 9. The Paradoxes of Tolerance and the Transcendental Paradoxes.- Chapter 10. Pluralism Towards Pluralism.- Part IV. Putting Pluralism to Work. Applications.- Chapter 11. A Pluralist Approach to Proof in Mathematics.- Chapter 12. Pluralism and Together-Inconsistent Philosophies of Mathematics.- Chapter 13. Suggestions for Further Pluralist Enquiry.- Conclusion.​

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