: James Robert Brown
: Philosophy of Mathematics An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
: Taylor and Francis
: 9781134806430
: 1
: CHF 54.10
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: Philosophie, Religion
: English
Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics:* the mathematical image* platonism* picture-proofs* applied mathematics* Hilbert and Godel* knots and nations* definitions* picture-proofs and Wittgenstein* computation, proof and conjecture.The book is ideal for courses on philosophy of mathematics and logic.