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Philosophy of Arithmetic
Edmund Husserl
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Description for Philosophy of Arithmetic
Hardback. Offers an account of number as a categorial or formal feature of the objective world, and of arithmetic as a symbolic technique for mastering the infinite field of numbers for knowledge. This book provides an alternative model of what 'conceptual analysis' should be. It also includes criticisms of Gottlob Frege's theory of number and arithmetic. Translator(s): Willard, D. Series Editor(s): Willard, Dallas. Series: Husserliana: Edmund Husserl - Collected Works. Num Pages: 515 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 987.
In his first book, Philosophy of Arithmetic, Edmund Husserl provides a carefully worked out account of number as a categorial or formal feature of the objective world, and of arithmetic as a symbolic technique for mastering the infinite field of numbers for knowledge. It is a realist account of numbers and number relations that interweaves them into the basic structure of the universe and into our knowledge of reality. It provides an answer to the question of how arithmetic applies to reality, and gives an account of how, in general, formalized systems ... Read more
In his first book, Philosophy of Arithmetic, Edmund Husserl provides a carefully worked out account of number as a categorial or formal feature of the objective world, and of arithmetic as a symbolic technique for mastering the infinite field of numbers for knowledge. It is a realist account of numbers and number relations that interweaves them into the basic structure of the universe and into our knowledge of reality. It provides an answer to the question of how arithmetic applies to reality, and gives an account of how, in general, formalized systems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
Series
Husserliana: Edmund Husserl - Collected Works
Number of Pages
515
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402015465
SKU
V9781402015465
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Reviews for Philosophy of Arithmetic
From the reviews: "This translation is the crowning achievement of Dallas Willard’s monumental research into Husserl’s early philosophy … . The volume is hence a good starting point for English-speaking students from freshman to graduate level who wish to familiarise themselves with Husserl’s philosophy of mathematics … . Willard succeeds in creating a very readable ... Read more