Proof and other dilemmas mathematics and philosophy / edited by Bonnie Gold and Roger A. Simons.
| Other author | Gold, Bonnie, 1948- |
| Other author | Simons, Roger A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, |
| Description | xxxii, 346 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | Proof & other dilemmas |
| Series | Spectrum series |
| Contents | Proof and how it is changing. Proof : its nature and significance / Michael Detlefsen -- Implications of experimental mathematics for the philosophy of mathematics / Jonathan Borwein -- On the roles of proof in mathematics / Joseph Auslander -- Social constructivist views of mathematics. When is a problem solved? / Philip J. Davis -- Mathematical practice as a scientific problem / Reuben Hersh -- Mathematical domains : social constructs? / Julian Cole -- The nature of mathematical objects and mathematical knowledge. The existence of mathematical objects / Charles Chihara -- Mathematical objects / Stewart Shapiro -- Mathematical platonism / Mark Balaguer -- The nature of mathematical objects / Øystein Linnebo -- When is one thing equal to some other thing? / Barry Mazur -- The nature of mathematics and its applications. Extreme science : mathematics as the science of relations as such / R.S.D. Thomas -- What is mathematics? A pedagogical answer to a philosophical question / Guershon Harel -- What will count as mathematics in 2100? / Keith Devlin -- Mathematics applied : the case of addition / Mark Steiner -- Probability : a philosophical overview / Alan Hájek. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008922718 |
| ISBN | 0883855674 |
| ISBN | 9780883855676 |
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