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Plato's problem: an introduction to mathematical platonism

What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Gödel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism.

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Autores principales: Panza, M, Sereni, A
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Palgrave Macmillan 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2237781
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