| Constructibility and Mathematical Existence Revised Edition Contributor(s): Chihara, Charles S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198239750 ISBN-13: 9780198239758 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $53.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1991 Annotation: Chihara here develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. He utilizes this system in the analysis of the nature of mathematics, and discusses many recent works in the philosophy of mathematics from the viewpoint of the constructibility theory developed. This innovative analysis will appeal to mathematicians and philosophers of logic, mathematics, and science. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Mathematics | Logic |
| Dewey: 511 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 298 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Chihara here develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. He utilizes this system in the analysis of the nature of mathematics, and discusses many recent works in the philosophy of mathematics from the viewpoint of the constructibility theory developed. This innovative analysis will appeal to mathematicians and philosophers of logic, mathematics, and science. |