The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem

by Mark Steiner and Mark Steiner

Book Overview

This book analyzes the different ways mathematics is applicable in the physical sciences, and presents a startling thesis--the success of mathematical physics appears to assign the human mind a special place in the cosmos.

Mark Steiner distinguishes among the semantic problems that arise from the use of mathematics in logical deduction; the metaphysical problems that arise from the alleged gap between mathematical objects and the physical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674009703
• ISBN13: 9780674009707
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"