An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics
| Author | Mark Colyvan |
|---|---|
| Subject | Philosophy of mathematics |
| Published | 2012 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 200 pp. |
| ISBN | 9780521533416 |
An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics is a 2012 book by Mark Colyvan in which he offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics with a focus on contemporary debates including realism/anti-realism, mathematical explanation, the limits of mathematics, the significance of mathematical notation, inconsistent mathematics and the applications of mathematics.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Weber, Zach (December 2013). "An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics, by Colyvan Mark". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 91 (4): 828. doi:10.1080/00048402.2013.834950. ISSN 0004-8402.
- ^ Soto, Cristian (2014). "Review of An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics". . 46 (138): 93–102. JSTOR 24367787.
- ^ Irvine, A. D. (5 January 2014). "Mark Colyvan. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-82602-0 (hbk); 978-0-521-53341-6 (pbk). Pp. ix + 188". Philosophia Mathematica. 22 (1): 124–125. doi:10.1093/philmat/nkt039. ISSN 0031-8019.
- ^ Baron, Sam (3 August 2014). "Mark Colyvan , An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics . Reviewed by". Philosophy in Review. 34 (1–2): 72–74. ISSN 1920-8936. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Pettigrew, Richard (1 January 2013). "Book review of: Mark Colyvan, An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics". The Bulletin of Symbolic Logic. 19 (3). Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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