The Philosophy of Mathematics: The Invisible Art

by W.S. Anglin

This text is organized around the distinction between finite and infinite. It includes a brief overview of what different philosophers have said about infinity, and looks at some of the arguments to the effect that one should adopt a pro-infinity attitude. Other chapters contain an exposition of the ontological schools; interactions among these schools and various theories of truth; the relationship between mathematics and values; a history of mathematics;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773487069
• ISBN13: 9780773487062
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 245 Pages