Author

Publication

2001-08-01 - Springer

Language

English

Word Count

66,000 words, Guess

Page Count

264 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101402000073
  • ISBN-139781402000072
  • Goodreads712086
  • OCLC Control Number228123556
  • Better World Books9781402000072
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCQ174-175.3

First Sentence

FOR CENTURIES MATHEMATICS WAS DEFINED as "the science of number and magnitude", and while this definition cannot nowadays be taken as adequate, it does, nevertheless, reflect the origins of mathematics with reasonable fidelity.

Subjects

Topics

ScienceGeneralPhilosophyMathematicsAlgebra - GeneralGeometry - GeneralScience/Mathematics

Series Statement

  • The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

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