Platonism and Anti-Platonism in Mathematics

by Mark Balaguer

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In this deft and vigorous book, Mark Balaguer demonstrates that there are no good arguments for or against mathematical platonism (ie., the view that abstract, or non-spatio-temporal, mathematical objects exist, and that mathematical theories are descriptions of such objects). Balaguer does this by establishing that both platonism and anti-platonism are defensible positions. In Part I, he shows that the former is defensible by introducing a novel...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195122305

ISBN13:9780195122305

Release Date:August 1998

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

History & Surveys Logic Logic & Language Math Mathematics Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Science & Math

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