Mathematics without numbers : towards a modal-structural interpretation /
Modal logic is combined with notions of part/whole (mereology) enabling a systematic interpretation of ordinary mathematical statements as asserting what would be the case in any (suitable) structure there (logically) might be, e.g. for number theory, functional analysis, algebra, pure geometry, etc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford Univ. Press,
©1989.
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| Series: | Clarendon Paperbacks Ser.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Modal logic is combined with notions of part/whole (mereology) enabling a systematic interpretation of ordinary mathematical statements as asserting what would be the case in any (suitable) structure there (logically) might be, e.g. for number theory, functional analysis, algebra, pure geometry, etc. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191520112 019152011X 1282052039 9781282052031 9786612052033 6612052031 |