Mathematical knowledge
Mathematics Philosophy sähkökirjat
Oxford University Press
2007
EISBN 9780191527890
Preface; List of contributors; Contents; Contents; Introduction; What is the problem of mathematical knowledge?; Mathematics, Memory, and Mental Arithmetic; Is there a problem of induction for mathematics?; The cognitive basis of mathematical knowledge; What's there to know?; Mathematical recreation versus mathematical knowledge; Scientific Platonism; On quantifying into predicate position; Bibliography; Index;
What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and many other questions. - ;What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and
What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and many other questions. - ;What is the nature of mathematical knowledge? Is it anything like scientific knowledge or is it sui generis? How do we acquire it? Should we believe what mathematicians themselves tell us about it? Are mathematical concepts innate or acquired? Eight new essays offer answers to these and
