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- What is mathematics about?
- About the Author: MARCO PANZA is Research Professor at the CNRS.
- 306 Pages
- Mathematics, History & Philosophy
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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.About the Author
MARCO PANZA is Research Professor at the CNRS. He is the author and editor of several books and papers in the domains of history and philosophy of mathematics. Including Analysis and sinthesis in Mathematics (ed., with M. Otte), 1997; Isaac Newton, 2003; Newton et l'origine de l'analyse, 1664-1666, 2005; Nombres. Eléments de mathématiques pour philosophes, 2007.ANDREA SERENI is Lecturer at San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He has been a visiting scholar at Arché Centre at the University of St. Andrews. He has taught courses at the Universities of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Parma, and Bologna. His teaching, research and publications cover philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, and philosophy of language.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.77 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.06 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 306
Genre: Mathematics
Sub-Genre: History & Philosophy
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: M Panza & A Sereni
Language: English
Street Date: January 21, 2013
TCIN: 90820139
UPC: 9780230365483
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-5394
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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