{"product_id":"philosophies-of-mathematics-paperback","title":"Philosophies of Mathematics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander L. George\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Velleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an accessible, critical introduction to the three main approaches that dominated work in the philosophy of mathematics during the twentieth century: logicism, intuitionism and formalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the first few decades of the twentieth century, philosophers and mathematicians mounted a sustained effort to clarify the nature of mathematics. This led to considerable discord, even enmity, and yielded fascinating and fruitful work of both a mathematical and a philosophical nature. It was one of the most exhilarating intellectual adventures of the century, pursued at an extraordinarily high level of acuity and imagination. Its legacy principally consists of three original and finely articulated programs that seek to view mathematics in the proper light: logicism, intuitionism, and finitism. Each is notable for its symbiotic melding together of philosophical vision and mathematical work: the philosophical ideas are given their substance by specific mathematical developments, which are in turn given their point by philosophical reflection. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an accessible, critical introduction to these three projects as it describes and investigates both their philosophical and their mathematical components.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions manual is available upon request.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander George\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Amherst College. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eReflections on Chomsky\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) \u003ci\u003eWestern State Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and \u003ci\u003eMathematics and Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Velleman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Mathematics at Amherst College. He is author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Prove It: A Structured Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhich Way Did the Bicycle Go? And Other Intriguing Mathematical Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e (with Joseph Konhauser and Stan Wagon, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737091543103,"sku":"9780631195443","price":125.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bde26219feac0e6bfe41378b38645c9a.webp?v=1765148806","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/philosophies-of-mathematics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}