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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Kurt Gödel and the foundations of mathematics Kurt Gödel and the foundations of mathematics Matthias Baaz "This volume commemorates the life, work, and foundational views of Kurt Gödel (1906-1978), most famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of first-order logic, the incompleteness of number t… OL16121300W
Plato's ghost Plato's ghost Jeremy J. Gray Plato's Ghost examines the development of mathematics from 1880 to 1920 as a modernist transformation similar to those in art, literature, and music. --from publisher description. OL16961582W
The Applicability Of Mathematics In Science Indispensability And Ontology The Applicability Of Mathematics In Science Indispensability And Ontology Sorin Bangu xiii, 252 p. : 23 cm OL17398632W
The Foundational Debate The Foundational Debate Werner Depauli-Schimanovich Constructibility and complexity play central roles in recent research in computer science, mathematics and physics. For example, scientists are investigating the complexity of computer programs, cons… OL19850972W
The Growth of Mathematical Knowledge The Growth of Mathematical Knowledge Emily Grosholz This book draws its inspiration from Hilbert, Wittgenstein, Cavaillès and Lakatos and is designed to reconfigure contemporary philosophy of mathematics by making the growth of knowledge rather than i… OL19853653W
Infinity Infinity W. H. Woodin,Michał Heller "'The infinite! No other question has ever moved so profoundly the spirit of man; no other idea has so fruitfully stimulated his intellect; yet no other concept stands in greater need of clarificatio… OL19857308W
Logical Thinking in the Pyramidal Schema of Concepts: The Logical and Mathematical Elements Logical Thinking in the Pyramidal Schema of Concepts: The Logical and Mathematical Elements Lutz Geldsetzer <p>This new volume on logic follows a recognizable format that deals in turn with the topics of mathematical logic, moving from concepts, via definitions and inferences, to theories and axioms. Howev… OL19884492W
Mathematical Intuitionism and Intersubjectivity Mathematical Intuitionism and Intersubjectivity Tomasz Placek This book is the first modern examination of the philosophical foundations of intuitionism since Oscar Becker's (1927) Mathematische Existenz. Placek examines the three most widely-known arguments fo… OL19886265W
Mathematical ideas Mathematical ideas Charles David Miller This is the summary from my college bookstore. It is for Mathematical Ideas, 11th ed. (published 2008) by Charles D. Miller. One of the biggest issues college math instructors face is capturing an… OL1991947W
Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen) Imagining numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen) B. Mazur Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative qua… OL28599051W
Descartes' Dream Descartes' Dream Philip J. Davis,Reuben Hersh Discusses the impact that mathematics and computers have on our intellectual and emotional lives. OL2907622W
The philosophy of mathematical practice The philosophy of mathematical practice Paolo Mancosu This title offers philosophical analyses of important characteristics of contemporary mathematics and of many aspects of mathematical activity which escape purely formal logical treatment. OL3526528W
A Fuller explanation A Fuller explanation Amy C. Edmondson Edmondson clarifies Buckminster Fuller's synergetic geometry in conventional language and mathematics and illuminates his effort to employ synergetics as a strategy for human survival. Updated author… OL5265868W
Stains on the screen Stains on the screen Noel Gray This book brillantly describes the basic philosophical character of geometry, how its establishes its terrain of operations, and how it has buried deep within its structure its achilles heel. OL5882515W
La valeur de la science La valeur de la science Henri Poincaré La recherche de la verite doit etre le but de notre activite ; c'est la seule fin qui soit digne d'elle. Sans doute nous devons d'abord nous efforcer de soulager les souffrances humaines, mais pourqu… OL708887W
Mathematics, Models, and Modality Mathematics, Models, and Modality John P. Burgess John Burgess is the author of a rich and creative body of work which seeks to defend classical logic and mathematics through counter-criticism of their nominalist, intuitionist, relevantist, and othe… OL8010323W
Phenomenology, Logic, and the Philosophy of Mathematics Phenomenology, Logic, and the Philosophy of Mathematics Richard Tieszen Offering a collection of fifteen essays that deal with issues at the intersection of phenomenology, logic, and the philosophy of mathematics, this book is divided into three parts. Part I, Reason, Sc… OL8332062W