Philosophy of mathematics books

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Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega

Meta Math!: The Quest for Omega

Author: Gregory Chaitin
ISBN: 9781400077977
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Gregory Chaitin, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, leads us on a spellbinding journey, illuminating the...  Read More >>

The Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvester, Volume 4

The Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvester,...

Author: James Joseph Sylvester
ISBN: 9780821842386
Format: Hardback
$116.60

Contains the author's Constructive Theory of Partitions, papers on Binary Matrices, and the lectures on the Theory...  Read More >>

Symbolic Logic

Symbolic Logic

Author: John Venn
ISBN: 9780821841990
Format: Hardback
$116.60

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Mathematics and Logic in History and in Contemporary Thought

Mathematics and Logic in History and in Contemporary...

Author: Ettore Carruccio ,  Isabel Quigly
ISBN: 9780202308500
Format: Paperback
$92.99

Covering the evolution of mathematics since the ancient times, this work observes the changes that have taken place...  Read More >>

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry

The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical...

Author: Mario Livio (Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore)
ISBN: 9780743258210
Format: Paperback
$39.60

From the author of the bestseller ""The Golden Ratio"" comes the story of the 4,000-year-long mathematical quest...  Read More >>

Identity and Modality

Identity and Modality

Author: Fraser MacBride (Birkbeck College, University of London)
ISBN: 9780199285747
Format: Hardback
$224.00

Addresses fundamental and interrelated philosophical issues concerning modality and identity, issues that were pivotal...  Read More >>

Music and Mathematics: From Pythagoras to Fractals

Music and Mathematics: From Pythagoras to Fractals

Author: John Fauvel (Formerly of the Open University, UK) ,  Raymond Flood (Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University)
ISBN: 9780199298938
Format: Paperback
$96.95

From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and this relationship has fascinated generations....  Read More >>

Bourbaki: A Secret Society of Mathematicians

Bourbaki: A Secret Society of Mathematicians

Author: Maurice Mashaal
ISBN: 9780821839676
Format: Paperback
$66.00

The name Bourbaki is known to every mathematician. This book presents accounts of the origins of Bourbaki, their...  Read More >>

Church's Thesis After 70 Years

Church's Thesis After 70 Years

Author: Adam Olszewski ,  Jan Wolenski
ISBN: 9783110324945
Format: Hardback
$343.11

Provides summary of the state of research on Church's Thesis. This book includes the following: different formulations...  Read More >>

Church's Thesis After 70 Years

Church's Thesis After 70 Years

Author: Adam Olszewski ,  Jan Wolenski
ISBN: 9783938793091
Format: Hardback
$422.27

Offers summary of the research on Church's Thesis (CT). This book includes the following: different formulations...  Read More >>

Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics

Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of...

Author: John Stillwell (University of San Francisco, USA) ,  John C. Stillwell (Mathematics Department, University of San Francisco, CA; School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University Clayton, Victoria, Australia)
ISBN: 9781568812540
Format: Paperback
$102.96

Explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the impossible...  Read More >>

Frank Ramsey: Truth and Success

Frank Ramsey: Truth and Success

Author: Jérôme Dokic ,  Pascal Engel
ISBN: 9780415408288
Format: Paperback
$114.00

Presenting a much-needed introduction to an intriguing twentieth century mind, this book introduces Ramsey's main...  Read More >>

Euler Through Time: A New Look at Old Themes

Euler Through Time: A New Look at Old Themes

Author: Veeraualli Seshadri Varadarajan
ISBN: 9780821835807
Format: Hardback
$127.60

Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. This book examines his work and its relation...  Read More >>

Das Kontinuum Und Andere Monographien

Das Kontinuum Und Andere Monographien

Author: Hermann Weyl ,  Edmund Landau
ISBN: 9780821840979
Format: Hardback
$116.60

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The Architecture of Modern Mathematics: Essays in History and Philosophy

The Architecture of Modern Mathematics: Essays in History...

Author: J. Ferreiros (University of Seville) ,  J. J. Gray (Open University)
ISBN: 9780198567936
Format: Hardback
$208.00

Aimed at both students and researchers in philosophy, mathematics and the history of science, this edited volume,...  Read More >>

Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers

Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the...

Author: Dan Rockmore
ISBN: 9780375727726
Format: Paperback
$42.24

For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians...  Read More >>

Deflating Existential Consequence: A Case for Nominalism

Deflating Existential Consequence: A Case for Nominalism...

Author: Jody Azzouni (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University)
ISBN: 9780195308679
Format: Paperback
$142.95

If we must take mathematical statements to be true, must we also believe in the existence of abstracta eternal invisible...  Read More >>

Quest: An Autobiography

Quest: An Autobiography

Author: Leopold Infeld
ISBN: 9780821840733
Format: Hardback
$116.60

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Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo Da Vinci

Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo...

Author: Bulent Atalay
ISBN: 9780060851194
Format: Paperback
$34.29

"""Math and the Mona Lisa"" sees the transcendent unity of art and science in almost every aspect of Da Vinci's...  Read More >>

Hilary Putnam

Hilary Putnam

Author: Maximilian De Gaynesford
ISBN: 9781844650408
Format: Hardback
$129.95

Putnam is one of the most influential philosophers of recent times, and his authority stretches far beyond the confines...  Read More >>

Hilary Putnam

Hilary Putnam

Author: Maximilian De Gaynesford
ISBN: 9781844650415
Format: Paperback
$37.95

Putnam is one of the most influential philosophers of recent times, and his authority stretches far beyond the confines...  Read More >>

Arithmetic and Ontology: A Non-Realist Philosophy of Arithmetic Edited by Pieranna Garavaso

Arithmetic and Ontology: A Non-Realist Philosophy of...

Author: Philip Hugly ,  Charles Sayward
ISBN: 9789042020474
Format: Hardback
$290.40

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Als die Welt still stand: Galileo Galilei - verraten, verkannt, verehrt

Als die Welt still stand: Galileo Galilei - verraten,...

Author: Atle Naess ,  K. Hartmann-Butt
ISBN: 9783540210634
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Die preisgekrönte Biographie des norwegische Schriftstellers Atle Næss führt den Leser auf eine fesselnde Reise...  Read More >>

El Misterio de Las Cifras

El Misterio de Las Cifras

Author: Marc-Alain Ouaknin
ISBN: 9788496222465
Format: Paperback
$81.71

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