Mary Tiles

Mathematics and the Image of Reason

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough account of the philosophy of mathematics. In a cogent account the author argues against the view that mathematics is solely logic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9780415755221
• ISBN-10: 0415755220
• Artikelnr.: 39698250

Autorenporträt

Mary Tiles

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 AXIOMATIZATION
RIGOUR AND REASON
2 FREGE: ARITHMETIC AS LOGIC
3 RUSSELL: MATHEMATICS AS LOGIC
4 HILBERT: MATHEMATICS AS A FORMULA GAME?
5 IDEAL ELEMENTS AND RATIONAL IDEALS
Glossary of Symbols
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index