18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics - Couverture souple

Hersh, Reuben

 
9780387257174: 18 Unconventional Essays on the Nature of Mathematics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0387257179 ISBN 13 : 9780387257174
Editeur : Springer, 2008

Synopsis

This book collects some of the most interesting recent writings tackling the problem of giving an account of the nature, purpose, and justification of mathematics as actually done by real live mathematicians. What is the nature of the objects being studied? What determines the directions and styles in which mathematics progresses (or, perhaps, degenerates)? What certifies its claim to certainty, or to a priori status, to independence of experience? Why is mathematics the same for all times and places, or is it really the same, or in what senses is it the same and in what senses different?

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À propos de l'auteur

REUBEN HERSH is professor emeritus at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. He is the recipient (with Martin Davis) of the Chauvenet Prize and (with Edgar Lorch) the Ford Prize. Hersh is the author (with Philip J. Davis) of The Mathematical Experience and Descartes' Dream, which won the National Book Award in l983, and What is Mathematics, Really?

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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0387257179
ISBN 13 
9780387257174
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
348
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