Philosophy of mathematics books

In this introductory volume, Raymond Smullyan guides the reader through the world of Godel's incompleteness theorems....  Read More >>

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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 >>

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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 >>

This collection of essays and reviews on mathematics covers topics including logic, combinatorics, statistics, economics,...  Read More >>

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

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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 >>

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

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

Niels Bohr's life spanned a time of revolutionary change in science and its impact on society. Abraham Pais traces...  Read More >>

The main contention of this book is that second-order logic has a central role to play in laying the foundations...  Read More >>

This book is concerned with 'the problem of existence in mathematics'. It develops a mathematical system in which...  Read More >>

A thorough account of the philosophy of mathematics. In a cogent account the author argues against the view that...  Read More >>

by Ivor Grattan-Guinness Until twenty years ago the outline history of logicism was well known. Frege had had the...  Read More >>

Pythagorean theory inspired philosophers in the 4th and 5th centuries AD to develop theories in physics and metaphysics...  Read More >>

Explains how to become a ""good guesser."" This two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning,...  Read More >>