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Mathematical Intuition: Phenomenology and Mathematical Knowledge
Richard L. Tieszen
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Description for Mathematical Intuition: Phenomenology and Mathematical Knowledge
hardcover. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
"Intuition" has perhaps been the least understood and the most abused term in philosophy. It is often the term used when one has no plausible explanation for the source of a given belief or opinion. According to some sceptics, it is understood only in terms of what it is not, and it is not any of the better understood means for acquiring knowledge. In mathematics the term has also unfortunately been used in this way. Thus, intuition is sometimes portrayed as if it were the Third Eye, something only mathematical "mystics", like Ramanujan, possess. In mathematics the notion has also ... Read more
"Intuition" has perhaps been the least understood and the most abused term in philosophy. It is often the term used when one has no plausible explanation for the source of a given belief or opinion. According to some sceptics, it is understood only in terms of what it is not, and it is not any of the better understood means for acquiring knowledge. In mathematics the term has also unfortunately been used in this way. Thus, intuition is sometimes portrayed as if it were the Third Eye, something only mathematical "mystics", like Ramanujan, possess. In mathematics the notion has also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Series
Synthese Library
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792301318
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V9780792301318
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Reviews for Mathematical Intuition: Phenomenology and Mathematical Knowledge
`This book is a very welcome addition to the small number of texts which succeed in bridging the gap between the phenomenological tradition in philosophy of mathematics and the analytic tradition. The author shows very convincingly that the phenomenological tradition is a rich source of subtle and fertile ideas which are highly relevant to central ... Read more