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18 unconventional essays on the nature of mathematics
What is the nature of the objects being studied? What determines the directions and styles in which mathematics progresses (or, perhaps, degenerates)? This book collects some of the writings tackling the problem of giving an account of the nature, purpose, and justification of mathematics as actuall...
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Springer
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29831-2 http://cds.cern.ch/record/1607411 |
Sumario: | What is the nature of the objects being studied? What determines the directions and styles in which mathematics progresses (or, perhaps, degenerates)? This book collects some of the writings tackling the problem of giving an account of the nature, purpose, and justification of mathematics as actually done by real live mathematicians. |
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