Philosophy of mathematics books

2989 books were found.

Thinking About Godel And Turing: Essays On Complexity, 1970-2007

Thinking About Godel And Turing: Essays On Complexity,...

Author: Gregory J Chaitin (-)
ISBN: 9789812708960
Format: Paperback
$216.48

Contains 23 non-technical papers. This book includes essays which summarize a lifetime effort to use the notion...  Read More >>

Thinking About Godel And Turing: Essays On Complexity, 1970-2007

Thinking About Godel And Turing: Essays On Complexity,...

Author: Gregory J Chaitin (-)
ISBN: 9789812708953
Format: Hardback
$330.21

Contains 23 non-technical papers. This book includes essays which summarize a lifetime effort to use the notion...  Read More >>

The Mathematician's Brain: A Personal Tour Through the Essentials of Mathematics and Some of the Great Minds Behind Them

The Mathematician's Brain: A Personal Tour Through the...

Author: David Ruelle
ISBN: 9780691129822
Format: Hardback
$42.99

British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in...  Read More >>

Visual Thinking in Mathematics

Visual Thinking in Mathematics

Author: Marcus Giaquinto (University College London)
ISBN: 9780199285945
Format: Hardback
$147.95

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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and...

Author: Stewart Shapiro (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University)
ISBN: 9780195325928
Format: Paperback
$82.95

Philosophy of mathematics and logic remain central disciplines in contemporary philosophy. This volume covers these...  Read More >>

A History of Japanese Mathematics

A History of Japanese Mathematics

Author: David Eugene Smith
ISBN: 9781602066649
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Classic survey chronicles the development of the Japanese mathematics: use of the abacus; application of counting...  Read More >>

Golden Years of Moscow Mathematics

Golden Years of Moscow Mathematics

Author: American Mathematical Society ,  Peter L. Duren
ISBN: 9780821842614
Format: Hardback
$253.00

Contains articles on the history of Soviet mathematics. This book focuses on the personal lives of Russian mathematicians,...  Read More >>

How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics

How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction,...

Author: William Byers
ISBN: 9780691127385
Format: Hardback
$92.40

To many outsiders, mathematicians appear to think like computers, grimly grinding away with a strict formal logic...  Read More >>

Vite matematiche: Protagonisti del '900, da Hilbert a Wiles

Vite matematiche: Protagonisti del '900, da Hilbert...

Author: C. Bartocci ,  R. Betti
ISBN: 9788847006393
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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Science and Hypothesis

Science and Hypothesis

Author: Henri Poincar ,  W J Greenstreet
ISBN: 9781602065055
Format: Paperback
$28.91

Publisher: Science Press Publication date: 1905 Subjects: Science Mathematics Mathematics / General Mathematics...  Read More >>

History of Modern Mathematics

History of Modern Mathematics

Author: David Eugene Smith
ISBN: 9781602063594
Format: Paperback
$38.94

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Ideal and the Real: Kant's Theory of Space, Time and Mathematical Construction

Ideal and the Real: Kant's Theory of Space, Time and...

Author: Anthony Winterbourne
ISBN: 9781845491987
Format: Paperback
$48.84

"""The Ideal and the Real should prove valuable to two particular sets of readers: (i) those with an interest in...  Read More >>

Letters to a Young Mathematician

Letters to a Young Mathematician

Author: Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9780465082322
Format: Paperback
$27.99

Inspiration and guidance for aspiring mathematicians  Read More >>

The Volterra Chronicles: The Life and Times of an Extraordinary Mathematician 1860-1940

The Volterra Chronicles: The Life and Times of an Extraordinary...

Author: Judith R. Goodstein
ISBN: 9780821839690
Format: Hardback
$253.00

The life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period...  Read More >>

Introducing Philosophy of Mathematics

Introducing Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: Michele Friend
ISBN: 9781844650613
Format: Paperback
$81.99

What is mathematics about? How do we know mathematics? Is mathematical knowledge logical knowledge? And how is mathematics...  Read More >>

Introducing Philosophy of Mathematics

Introducing Philosophy of Mathematics

Author: Michele Friend
ISBN: 9781844650606
Format: Hardback
$305.00

What is mathematics about? How do we know mathematics? Is mathematical knowledge logical knowledge? And how is mathematics...  Read More >>

Mathematics As Metaphor: Selected Essays of Yuri I. Manin

Mathematics As Metaphor: Selected Essays of Yuri I....

Author: Yuri I. Manin
ISBN: 9781470474546
Format: Paperback
$115.50

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The Nature of Mathematics

The Nature of Mathematics

Author: Philip E.B. Jourdain
ISBN: 9780486458854
Format: Paperback
$18.35

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Kolmogorov in Perspective

Kolmogorov in Perspective

Author: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 9780821829189
Format: Paperback
$253.00

Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences...  Read More >>

Mathematics & Common Sense: A Case of Creative Tension

Mathematics & Common Sense: A Case of Creative Tension...

Author: Philip J. Davis
ISBN: 9781568812700
Format: Hardback
$231.00

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Perspectives on Mathematical Practices: Bringing Together Philosophy of Mathematics, Sociology of Mathematics, and Mathematics Education

Perspectives on Mathematical Practices: Bringing Together...

Author: Bart van Kerkhove ,  jean paul van bendegem
ISBN: 9781402050336
Format: Hardback
$419.76

Intends to convince readers of the following: that it is warranted to dream of a realistic and full-fledged theory...  Read More >>

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