Philosophy of mathematics books

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This volume sets out in a lucid and non-technical way the main ideas of Principia Mathematica. It is as useful...  Read More >>

as anywhere today, it is becoming more d- ficult to tell the truth. Jos6 Ortega y Gasset, in an adm- able lesson...  Read More >>

This book contains an edition of manuscripts in Leibniz's hand illustrating his first reading of and reaction to...  Read More >>

Whitehead's affirmation of the processive nature of actual entities, in contrast to his affirmation of the primordial...  Read More >>

* 'One of the finest, best-documented biographies ever published about a modern mathematician' - Martin Gardner...  Read More >>

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Likelihood is important reading for students and professionals in biology, mathematical sciences, and philosophy....  Read More >>

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No detailed description available for ""The Elements of Mathematical Semantics"".  Read More >>

A philosophical look at mathematics, this book asks whether it is just a human invention, a discovery, part of the...  Read More >>

Die Autoren dieses Bandes geben jedem, der mehr wissen will als nur die Hülle der Begriffe, eine meisterhafte Einführung...  Read More >>

This monograph develops and defends a novel version of mathematical realism - the view that to engage in mathematics...  Read More >>

This book is a reconstruction of Henri Poincar's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. This book argues that Poincar's...  Read More >>

It has become accepted that there are revolutions in the natural sciences, but there is still disagreement as to...  Read More >>

Published in 1903, this book was the first treatise on the logical foundations of mathematics to be written in English....  Read More >>

This important work was abandoned by Russell under the impact of Wittgenstein's ideas. It was first published in...  Read More >>

A development of the series of lectures on symmetry given by the author at the Catholic University of Leuven, in...  Read More >>

A collection of essays from distinguished contributors looking at why it is that mathematical proof is given precedence...  Read More >>

Distinguished contributors tackle the main problem that arises when considering an epistemology for mathematics,...  Read More >>

Creative mathematicians seldom write for outsiders, but when they do, they usually do it well. Jerry King is no...  Read More >>

This book is a sympathetic reconstruction of Henri Poincar's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. Although Poincar...  Read More >>

A great variety of logical systems arise in mathematical logic and computer science. This is a new systematic study...  Read More >>

This text aims to reconstruct and reinterpret the role played by the philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell...  Read More >>

No one has figured more prominently in the study of the German philosopher Gottlob Frege than Michael Dummett. His...  Read More >>