New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices : Essays in Philosophy and History of Mathematics, Brussels, Belgium, 26-28 March 2007

Van Kerkhove, Bart (EDT)

ISBN 10: 9812812229 / ISBN 13: 9789812812223

Edité par World Scientific Publishing Company, 2009

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• Titre: New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices : Essays in Philosophy and History of Mathematics, Brussels, Belgium, 26-28 March 2007
• Éditeur: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9812812229
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789812812223
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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This volume focuses on the importance of historical enquiry for the appreciation of philosophical problems concerning mathematics. It contains a well-balanced mixture of contributions by internationally established experts, such as Jeremy Gray and Jens Hoyrup; upcoming scholars, such as Erich Reck and Dirk Schlimm; and young, promising researchers at the beginning of their careers. The book is situated within a relatively new and broadly naturalistic tradition in the philosophy of mathematics. In this alternative philosophical current, which has been dramatically growing in importance in the last few decades, unlike in the traditional schools, proper attention is paid to scientific practices as informing for philosophical accounts.