Defending the Axioms: On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory

by Penelope Maddy

Book Overview

Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance. Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199671486
• ISBN13: 9780199671489
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"