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Philosophy of mathematics
Paperback. Inspiration and guidance for aspiring mathematicians Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206. Series: Art of Mentoring S. 224 pages. Presents an exploration of what it's really like to do mathematics. This work deals with subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical - what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PBB. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 16. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465082322
- ISBN
- 9780465082322
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€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZE Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: PBB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753805305
- ISBN
- 9780753805305
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€ 15.63
€ 15.63
Paperback. In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 44ill. BIC Classification: PBB; PBPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226199900
- ISBN
- 9780226199900
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€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematic...
Ivor Grattan-Guiness (Ed.)
Paperback. First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Grattan-Guiness, Ivor. Num Pages: 856 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1578.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138688117
- ISBN
- 9781138688117
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Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematic...
Ivor Grattan-Guiness (Ed.)
Paperback. First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Grattan-Guiness, Ivor. Num Pages: 976 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 1805.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138688162
- ISBN
- 9781138688162
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€ 70.83
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Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematic...
Ivor Grattan-Guinness (Ed.)
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415037853
- ISBN
- 9780415037853
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€ 586.30€ 365.67
€ 586.30
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Paperback. Presenting an interpretation of the famous appendix to Husserl's "The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology", this title relates writing to such key concepts as differing, consciousness, presence, and historicity. Translator(s): Leavey, John P. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PBB; PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265806
- ISBN
- 9780803265806
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€ 32.99€ 29.39
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Paperback. Explores the complex problem of mental life. This book argues that the roots of creativity for lie not in consciousness, but in the long unconscious work of incubation, and in the unconscious aesthetic selection of ideas that thereby pass into consciousness. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029313
- ISBN
- 9780691029313
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€ 33.99€ 24.43
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Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418803
- ISBN
- 9781421418803
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€ 46.99€ 38.69
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Paperback. Exploring the syntax and semantics of the language in which mathematical modelling rules are written, this text moves from the basics of modelling to the upper reaches of scientific and philosophical speculation. Series: Wiley Science Paperback Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471184355
- ISBN
- 9780471184355
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€ 166.21
€ 166.21
Paperback. Exploring the syntax and semantics of the language in which mathematical modelling rules are written, this text moves from the basics of modelling to the upper reaches of scientific and philosophical speculation. Series: Wiley Science Paperback Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471184362
- ISBN
- 9780471184362
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€ 164.02
€ 164.02
Paperback. Exploring the syntax and semantics of the language in which mathematical modelling rules are written, this text moves from the basics of modelling to the upper reaches of scientific and philosophical speculation. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1460.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471184379
- ISBN
- 9780471184379
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€ 262.74
€ 262.74
Hardback. Surveys the assortment of methods put forth for fixing Frege's system, in an attempt to determine just how much of mathematics can be reconstructed in each. This work considers every proposed fix, each with its distinctive philosophical advantages and drawbacks. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122311
- ISBN
- 9780691122311
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€ 82.08€ 63.27
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Hardback. Is mathematics invented or discovered? Why does this seemingly abstract discipline provide the key to unlocking the deep secrets of the physical universe? Famous mathematicians, mathematical physicists and philosophers of mathematics try to answer these questions in a series of accessible chapters that shed light on what mathematics really means. Editor(s): Polkinghorne, John. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605057
- ISBN
- 9780199605057
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€ 66.10
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Paperback. Presents a mathematically rigorous, philosophically sound foundation for a science of information. Series: Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521070997
- ISBN
- 9780521070997
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€ 70.69
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Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691167510
- ISBN
- 9780691167510
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€ 54.99€ 38.90
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 582 pages, 98 halftones 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 35. Weight in Grams: 876.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602912
- ISBN
- 9780691602912
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€ 117.26€ 88.16
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Hardback. Explores the central problems and the most intriguing new directions in the philosophy of mathematics. The papers are organized thematically, rather than chronologically, to give the best overview of philosophical issues connected with mathematics and the development of mathematical knowledge. Editor(s): Jacquette, Dale. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 37. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218692
- ISBN
- 9780631218692
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€ 162.57
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Phanes Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933999510
- ISBN
- 9780933999510
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€ 33.99€ 28.92
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626116
- ISBN
- 9780691626116
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€ 46.99€ 33.32
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