Defending the Axioms : On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory Paperback / softback
by Penelope (University of California, Irvine) Maddy
Paperback / softback
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Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions.
For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance.
Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them appropriate.
In the end, a new account of the objectivity of mathematics emerges, one refreshingly free of metaphysical commitments.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:162 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:07/03/2013
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- ISBN:9780199671489
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:162 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:07/03/2013
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- ISBN:9780199671489