Philosophy of mathematics
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Philosophy of mathematics
Hardcover. Philosophical logic has been, and continues to be, a driving force behind much progress and development in philosophy more broadly. This collection by up-and-coming philosophical logicians deals with a broad range of topics, including, for example, proof-theory, probability, context-sensitivity, dialetheism and dynamic semantics. Editor(s): Restall, Greg; Russell, Gillian. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; HPM; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230251731
- ISBN
- 9780230251731
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. Thirteen promising young researchers write on what they take to be the right philosophical account of mathematics and discuss where the philosophy of mathematics ought to be going. New trends are revealed, such as an increasing attention to mathematical practice, a reassessment of the canon, and inspiration from philosophical logic. Editor(s): Bueno, Otavio; Linnebo, Oystein. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219434
- ISBN
- 9780230219434
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Condition: New
€ 99.97
€ 99.97
Hardback. Series: Design Science Collection. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817633790
- ISBN
- 9780817633790
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Condition: New
€ 70.77
€ 70.77
Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813025
- ISBN
- 9781554813025
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.64
€ 48.99
€ 35.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
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
€ 147.08
€ 147.08
Hardback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161402
- ISBN
- 9780691161402
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Peirce's most important writings on the philosophy of mathematics Editor(s): Moore, Matthew E. Series: Selections from the Writings of Charles S. Peirce. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222657
- ISBN
- 9780253222657
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. Examines how advances in philosophy were led by scientific discoveries - the more humankind understood about the physical world, the more curious we became. Drawing on work by Descartes, Galileo, Hume, Kant, Leibniz, and Newton, this book helps readers understand science through the lens of philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141206
- ISBN
- 9780691141206
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Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.34
€ 64.77
€ 51.34
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343431
- ISBN
- 9780792343431
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Condition: New
€ 130.22
€ 130.22
Paperback. 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: 180 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218708
- ISBN
- 9780631218708
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Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
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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Condition: New
€ 165.47
€ 165.47
Paperback. In this new introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, David Bostock guides the reader through the basic ideas on the nature of mathematics that have played a major part in the development of philosophy from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189910
- ISBN
- 9781405189910
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Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Hardback. In this new introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, David Bostock guides the reader through the basic ideas on the nature of mathematics that have played a major part in the development of philosophy from antiquity to the present. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189927
- ISBN
- 9781405189927
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Condition: New
€ 117.76
€ 117.76
Paperback. Seminal articles in the philosophy of mathematics by Russell, Quine, Godel and other major thinkers. Editor(s): Benacerraf, Paul; Putnam, Hilary. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 612
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521296489
- ISBN
- 9780521296489
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.71
€ 52.99
€ 50.71
Hardback. Computation permeates our world, but a satisfactory philosophical theory of what it is has been lacking. Gualtiero Piccinini presents a mechanistic account of what makes a physical system a computing system. He argues that computation does not entail representation or information-processing, although information-processing entails computation. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658855
- ISBN
- 9780199658855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365483
- ISBN
- 9780230365483
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Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Godel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365490
- ISBN
- 9780230365490
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Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Hardback. A reconstruction of Henri Poincare's anti-realist philosophy of mathematics. Although Poincare is recognized as the greatest mathematician of the late 19th century, his contribution to the philosophy of mathematics is generally not highly regarded. Series: Macmillan Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333558324
- ISBN
- 9780333558324
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Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. Series: Studies in Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349221219
- ISBN
- 9781349221219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68