The Provenance of Pure Reason: Essays in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Its History

by William Tait

William Tait is one of the most distinguished philosophers of mathematics of the last fifty years. This volume collects his most important published philosophical papers from the 1980's to the present. The articles cover a wide range of issues in the foundations and philosophy of mathematics, including some on historical figures ranging from Plato to G del.

Tait's main contributions were initially in proof theory and constructive mathematics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019514192X
• ISBN13: 9780195141924
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"