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Defending the Axioms

Language EnglishEnglish
Book Hardback
Book Defending the Axioms Penelope Maddy
Libristo code: 04533784
Publishers Oxford University Press, January 2011
Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions.... Full description
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Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance. Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them appropriate. In the end, a new account of the objectivity of mathematics emerges, one refreshingly free of metaphysical commitments.

About the book

Full name Defending the Axioms
Author Penelope Maddy
Language English
Binding Book - Hardback
Date of issue 2011
Number of pages 162
EAN 9780199596188
ISBN 0199596182
Libristo code 04533784
Publishers Oxford University Press
Weight 330
Dimensions 222 x 147 x 15

Categories

Mathematics & Science > Mathematics > Mathematical foundations > Set theory
Philosophy & Religion > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy: logic
Mathematics & Science > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics
Mathematics & Science > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science
Mathematics & Science > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society
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