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Philosophy of mathematics

Hardback. This text provides a presentation of general philosophical approaches, more technical foundational discussions, questions related to the application of mathematics, and historical analyses. Editor(s): Agazzi, Evandro; Darvas, Gyorgy. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792343431
ISBN
9780792343431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Beziau, Jean-Yves (University of Neuchatel); Basti, Gianfranco. Series: Studies in Universal Logic. Num Pages: 337 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, 45 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319450612
ISBN
9783319450612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.52

Hardback. This collection of original essays aims to inquire into the diversity of Generality. Through case studies taken from the history of mathematics, physics and the life sciences, the book provides evidence of different ways of understanding the general in various contexts. Editor(s): Chemla, Karine; Chorlay, Renaud; Rabouin, David. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37. BIC Classification: HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 191 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198777267
ISBN
9780198777267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.95

Hardback. Examines the role of scientific theory and empirical fact in the growth of mathematical knowledge. This book then examines the role of abstraction, analysis and axiomatization. It also raises the question of whether the growth of mathematical knowledge constitutes progress, and how progress may be understood. Editor(s): Grosholz, Emily R.; Breger, Herbert. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792361510
ISBN
9780792361510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 281.61

Hardback. Includes: Plenary Lectures; The Vassiliev Theory of Discriminants and Knots; Transparent Proofs and Limits to Approximation; Poisson Algebraic Groups and Representations of Quantum Groups at Roots of 1; Gauge Theory and Four-Manifold Topology; Spectral Theory and Geometry; and, Pattern Theory: A Unifying Perspective. Editor(s): Joseph, A.; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764327989
ISBN
9783764327989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Hardback. Includes: Martingales, Arbitrage, and Portfolio Choice; Mathematical Aspects of the Quantum Hall Effect; Analytic and Geometric Aspects of Variational Problems for Vector Valued Mappings; Harmonic Measures for Leafwise Elliptic Operators Along Foliations; and, Feynman Diagrams and Low-Dimensional Topology. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764327996
ISBN
9783764327996
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.17

Hardback. Contains the round table reports of the first European Congress of Mathematics, a feature of this Congress devoted to furthering the contribution of mathematics to society and reporting on its interaction with the exact and social sciences. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 612 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764328009
ISBN
9783764328009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.90

paperback. Contains the round table reports of the first European Congress of Mathematics, a new feature of this Congress devoted to furthering the contribution of mathematics to society and reporting on its interaction with the exact and social sciences. Editor(s): Joseph, Anthony; Mignot, Fulbert; Murat, Francois; Prum, Bernard; Rentschler, Rudolf. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 574 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764351564
ISBN
9783764351564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 165.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Ju, Shier; Lowe, Benedikt; Xie, Yun; Muller, Thomas. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 132 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319315003
ISBN
9783319315003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.71

Hardback. Editor(s): Zack, Maria; Landry, Elaine. Series: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Societe Canadienne D'histoire et de Philosophie des Mathematiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319432694
ISBN
9783319432694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Zack, Maria; Landry, Elaine. Series: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Societe Canadienne D'histoire et de Philosophie des Mathematiques. Num Pages: 204 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 473.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319222578
ISBN
9783319222578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.49

Paperback. Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Num Pages: 185 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBB; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319428628
ISBN
9783319428628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Spitzer, Susan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509512034
ISBN
9781509512034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.98

Hardback. Translator(s): Spitzer, Susan. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509512027
ISBN
9781509512027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Hardback. Probability theory is a key tool of the physical, mathematical, and social sciences, and is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of philosophy. This Handbook furthers the influence of philosophy on probability, and of probability on philosophy. Nearly forty articles present new insights into the intersection of these two fields. Editor(s): Hajek, Alan; Hitchcock, Christopher. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PBB; PBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199607617
ISBN
9780199607617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.48

Paperback. During the 1920s and 30s philosophers and mathematicians attempted to clarify the nature of mathematics, their legacy consists of three programs. This text aims to provide an introduction to these programs by describing and investigating their philosophical and mathematical components. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195443
ISBN
9780631195443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

Paperback. Series: ICME-13 Topical Surveys. Num Pages: 50 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNMT; JNT; JNU; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 3. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319316154
ISBN
9783319316154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.73

Hardback. During the 1920s and 30s philosophers and mathematicians attempted to clarify the nature of mathematics, their legacy consists of three programs. This text aims to provide an introduction to these programs by describing and investigating their philosophical and mathematical components. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195436
ISBN
9780631195436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.97

Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732604
ISBN
9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. A monograph on the interface of computational complexity and randomness of sets of natural numbers. Series: Oxford Logic Guides. Num Pages: 456 pages, 13 b/w line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBCD; UYAM; UYF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199652600
ISBN
9780199652600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.36

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