Plato's Problem
an Introduction to mathematical platonism
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Author
Contributions
- Sereni, Andrea, 1977- - Contributor
Publication
2013 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Language
English
Word Count
76,500 words, Guess
Page Count
306 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27156571M
- ISBN-139780230365483
- ISBN-100230365485
- OCLC Control Number807033097
- Library of Congress Control Number2012045408
Classifications
- DDC510.1
- LCCQA8.4 .P35313 2013
Description
What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Gödel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Plato's Problem: an Introduction to mathematical platonism
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