Philosophy of Mathematics

by Øystein Linnebo

Book Overview

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading contemporary scholars

Mathematics is one of humanity's most successful yet puzzling endeavors. It is a model of precision and objectivity, but appears distinct from the empirical sciences because it seems to deliver nonexperiential knowledge of a nonphysical reality of numbers, sets, and functions. How can these two aspects of mathematics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691161402
• ISBN13: 9780691161402
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"