Philosophy of mathematics books

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Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Volume 1: Induction and Analogy in Mathematics

Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, Volume 1: Induction...

Author: G. Polya
ISBN: 9780691025094
Format: Paperback
$110.00

Explains how to become a 'good guesser'. This work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning...  Read More >>

Realism in Mathematics

Realism in Mathematics

Author: Penelope Maddy
ISBN: 9780198244523
Format: Hardback
$80.00

The author delineates a novel version of mathematical realism. Her goals are to answer the traditional questions...  Read More >>

Journey through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics

Journey through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics...

Author: William Dunham
ISBN: 9780471500308
Format: Hardback
$65.95

"Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics ""Dunham deftly guides the...  Read More >>

Constructibility and Mathematical Existence

Constructibility and Mathematical Existence

Author: Charles S. Chihara (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, USA)
ISBN: 9780198248170
Format: Hardback
$209.95

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

COLOG-88: International Conference on Computer Logic, Tallinn, USSR, December 12-16, 1988, Proceedings

COLOG-88: International Conference on Computer Logic,...

Author: Per Martin-Löf ,  Grigori Mints
ISBN: 9783540523352
Format: Paperback
$152.99

The papers report new results and techniques in applications of deductive systems, deductive program synthesis and...  Read More >>

Mathematics and the Unexpected

Mathematics and the Unexpected

Author: Ivar Ekeland
ISBN: 9780226199900
Format: Paperback
$42.95

In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness,...  Read More >>

Mathematische Institute in Deutschland 1800–1945

Mathematische Institute in Deutschland 1800–1945

Author: Winfried Scharlau ,  Na Na
ISBN: 9783528089924
Format: Paperback
$158.37

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What is Identity?

What is Identity?

Author: C. J. F. Williams (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol)
ISBN: 9780198248088
Format: Hardback
$197.95

The concept of identity has been seen to lead to a paradox - we cannot truly and usefully say that a thing is the...  Read More >>

Die Entwicklung Der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Von Den Anfängen Bis 1933: Einführungen Und Texte

Die Entwicklung Der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie Von Den...

Author: Ivo Schneider
ISBN: 9783112732106
Format: Hardback
$393.33

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für ""Die Entwicklung der Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie von den Anfängen bis 1933""...  Read More >>

Nachrufe auf Berliner Mathematiker des 19. Jahrhunderts: C.G.J. Jacobi - P.G.L. Dirichlet - E.E. Kummer - L. Kronecker - K. Weierstrass

Nachrufe auf Berliner Mathematiker des 19. Jahrhunderts:...

Author: H. Reichardt
ISBN: 9783211958421
Format: Paperback
$105.95

Mit den hier abgedruckten klassischen biographischen Texten der Autoren Dirichlet, Kummer, Hensel, Frobenius und...  Read More >>

Universality in Chaos, 2nd edition

Universality in Chaos, 2nd edition

Author: P Cvitanovic
ISBN: 9780852742600
Format: Paperback
$118.00

This book presents developments in the study of the chaotic behaviour of deterministic systems. It concentrates...  Read More >>

The Mathematical Heritage of Hermann Weyl

The Mathematical Heritage of Hermann Weyl

Author: R. O. Wells
ISBN: 9780821814826
Format: Paperback
$235.40

Hermann Weyl was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. This title contains the proceedings...  Read More >>

Die Mathematik Und Ihre Dozenten an Der Berliner Universität 1810-1953: Stationen Auf Dem Wege Eines Mathematischen Zentrums Von Weltgeltung

Die Mathematik Und Ihre Dozenten an Der Berliner Universität...

Author: Kurt-R Biermann ,  Heinz Stiller
ISBN: 9783112757741
Format: Hardback
$393.33

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für ""Die Mathematik und ihre Dozenten an der Berliner Universität 1810-1953"" verfügbar....  Read More >>

On Aesthetics in Science

On Aesthetics in Science

Author: Judith Wechsler
ISBN: 9783764333799
Format: Hardback
$113.95

There have been, in recent years, exhibitions that juxtapose abstract paintings with photographs taken through the...  Read More >>

"Issac Newton's ""Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica"""

"Issac Newton's ""Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica"""...

Author: Wieslaw A Kaminski (The Maria Curie-sklodowska-univ, Poland)
ISBN: 9789971505332
Format: Hardback
$250.80

The symposium celebrates the 300th anniversary of the publication of Newton's 'Principia'. Appearing in 1687 after...  Read More >>

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics: Volume XI

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics: Volume...

Author: William Aspray ,  Philip Kitcher
ISBN: 9780816615674
Format: Paperback
$142.11

History and Philosophy of Modern Mathematics was first published in 1988. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital...  Read More >>

Metaphysics Books M and N

Metaphysics Books M and N

Author: Aristotle ,  Julia Annas (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Arizona at Tucson)
ISBN: 9780198721338
Format: Paperback
$71.95

A paperback edition of this undergraduate text  Read More >>

Michael Atiyah Collected Works: Volume 1: Early Papers; General Papers

Michael Atiyah Collected Works: Volume 1: Early Papers;...

Author: Michael Atiyah (Royal Society Research Professor, Mathematical Institute, Royal Society Research Professor, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
ISBN: 9780198532750
Format: Hardback
$361.95

Professor Atiyah is one of the greatest living mathematicians and is well known throughout the mathematical world....  Read More >>

On Aesthetics in Science

On Aesthetics in Science

Author: WECHSLER
ISBN: 9780817633790
Format: Hardback
$211.07

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A Mathematician's Apology

A Mathematician's Apology

Author: G H Hardy
ISBN: 9789388318143
Format: Paperback
$18.35

A Mathematician's Apology is the famous essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy. It concerns the aesthetics of...  Read More >>

A Mathematician's Apology

A Mathematician's Apology

Author: G H Hardy
ISBN: 9789395034135
Format: Hardback
$57.95

A Mathematician's Apology is the famous essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy. It concerns the aesthetics of...  Read More >>

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