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Philosophy of mathematics
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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€ 117.84€ 89.70
€ 117.84
€ 89.70
hardcover. Series: New Problems of Philosophy. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138827585
- ISBN
- 9781138827585
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€ 191.46
€ 191.46
Hardback. Mancosu offers an original investigation of key notions in mathematics: abstraction and infinity, and their interaction. He gives a historical analysis of the theorizing of definitions by abstraction, and explores a novel approach to measuring the size of infinite sets, showing how this leads to deep mathematical and philosophical problems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198746829
- ISBN
- 9780198746829
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€ 129.98
€ 129.98
hardcover. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 20. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804721271
- ISBN
- 9780804721271
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Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. This is a new account of mathematics-as-language that challenges the coherence of the accepted idea of infinity and suggests a startlingly new conception of counting. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721288
- ISBN
- 9780804721288
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
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€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653105
- ISBN
- 9780691653105
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€ 140.81
€ 140.81
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226398983
- ISBN
- 9780226398983
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€ 42.99€ 33.37
€ 42.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The name Bourbaki is known to every mathematician. This book presents accounts of the origins of Bourbaki, their meetings, their seminars, and the members themselves. It also discusses the lasting influence that Bourbaki has had on mathematics, through both the Elements and the Seminaires. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 234 x 10. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821839676
- ISBN
- 9780821839676
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€ 46.99€ 46.75
€ 46.99
€ 46.75
Hardback. Scientific and philosophical literature on causality has become highly specialised. It is hard to find suitable access points for students, young researchers, or professionals outside this domain. This book provides a guide to the complex literature, explains the scientific problems of causality and the philosophical tools needed to address them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199662678
- ISBN
- 9780199662678
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Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199652600
- ISBN
- 9780199652600
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Condition: New
€ 94.61
€ 94.61
Hardback. Focuses on the philosophical relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences. This title shows that the axioms needed for the mathematics used in physics can also generate practically various fields of contemporary pure mathematics. It also provides a foundation for investigations in string theory and other areas of physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115306
- ISBN
- 9780691115306
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Condition: New
€ 70.70€ 54.61
€ 70.70
€ 54.61
Hardcover. Emphasizes on functions rather than on geometric or physical applications. Series: AMS Chelsea Publishing. Num Pages: 372 pages, index. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 3 Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821828304
- ISBN
- 9780821828304
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Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 halftones. 77 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175911
- ISBN
- 9780691175911
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
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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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.34
€ 32.99
€ 29.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316607015
- ISBN
- 9781316607015
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Condition: New
€ 53.55
€ 53.55
Hardcover. Lie groups and algebraic groups are important in many major areas of mathematics and mathematical physics. We find them in diverse roles, notably as groups of automorphisms of geometric structures, as symmetries of differential systems, or as basic tools in the theory of automorphic forms. This book looks at their development. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 184 pages, indexes, photographs. BIC Classification: PBB; PBG; PBK; PBMP; PBPD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821802885
- ISBN
- 9780821802885
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Condition: New
€ 144.22
€ 144.22
Hardcover. Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. This book examines his work and its relation to current mathematics. It also treats the progression of ideas regarding divergent series from Euler to many parts of modern analysis and quantum physics. Num Pages: 300 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: PBB; PBH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 714.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821835807
- ISBN
- 9780821835807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.73
€ 86.73
Paperback. The Ausdehnungslehre of 1862 is Grassmann's mature presentation of his extension theory. The work captured his mathematical achievements. This book includes development of the inner product and its relation to the concept of angle, the 'theory of functions' from the point of view of extension theory, and his contribution to the Pfaff problem. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 403 pages, indexes, notes. BIC Classification: PBB; PBKS; PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821820315
- ISBN
- 9780821820315
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Condition: New
€ 159.41
€ 159.41
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122311
- ISBN
- 9780691122311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.46
€ 109.46