Applying Mathematics: Immersion, Inference, Interpretation

by Otávio Bueno and Steven French

How is that when scientists need some piece of mathematics through which to frame their theory, it is there to hand? What has been called 'the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics' sets a challenge for philosophers. Some have responded to that challenge by arguing that mathematics is essentially anthropocentric in character, whereas others have pointed to the range of structures that mathematics offers. Otavio Bueno and Steven French offer a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198815042
• ISBN13: 9780198815044
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"