Kant's Philosophy of Mathematics

Herausgeber: Posy, Carl; Rechter, Ofra

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essential for students and scholars, this book brings contemporary Kantian scholarship together with the history of philosophy of mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781107042902
• ISBN-10: 1107042909
• Artikelnr.: 53925168

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Roots: 1. Kant and Mendelssohn on the use of signs in
mathematics Katherine Dunlop; 2. Of griffins and horses: mathematics,
metaphysics and Kant's critical turn Carl Posy; 3. Kant on mathematics and
the metaphysics of corporeal nature: the role of the infinitesimal Daniel
Warren; Part II. Method and Logic: 4. Kant's theory of mathematics: what
theory of what mathematics? Jaakko Hintikka; 5. Singular terms and
intuitions in Kant: a reappraisal Mirella Capozzi; 6. Kant and the
character of mathematical inference Desmond Hogan; Part III. Space and
Geometry: 7. Kant on parallel lines: definitions, postulates, and axioms
Jeremy Heis; 8. Continuity, constructibility, and intuitivity Gordon
Brittan; 9. Space and geometry in the B deduction Michael Friedman; Part
IV. Arithmetic and Number: 10. Arithmetic and the conditions of possible
experience Emily Carson; 11. Kant's philosophy of arithmetic: an outline of
a new approach Daniel Sutherland; 12. The critique of pure reason on
arithmetic W. W. Tait.