Philosophy of mathematics : structure and ontology /
This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This text argues that both realist and anti-realist accounts of mathematics are problematic. It articulates a structuralist approach, arguing that the subject matter of a mathematical theory is not a fixed domain of numbers. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 279 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198025450 0198025459 1280450967 9781280450969 |