The Metaphysics and Mathematics of Arbitrary Objects

Author:   Leon Horsten (University of Bristol)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107039414


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   13 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Leon Horsten (University of Bristol)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781107039414


ISBN 10:   110703941
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   13 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Metaphysics of mathematics; 3. Arbitrary objects; 4. Mathematical objects as arbitrary objects; 5. Structure in mathematics; 6. Mathematical structures; 7. Kit fine; 8. Generic systems and mathematical structuralism; 9. Reasoning about generic w-sequences; 10. Probability and random variables; 11. Directions for future research.

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'For the initiated reader, the book promises to add new life to research on arbitrary objects.' R. L. Pour, Choice 'For the initiated reader, the book promises to add new life to research on arbitrary objects.' R. L. Pour, Choice


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Leon Horsten is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol. His publications include The Tarskian Turn: Deflationism and Axiomatic Truth (2011) and Gödel's Disjunction: The Scope and Limits of Mathematical Knowledge (co-edited with Philip Welch, 2016).

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