| Understanding the Infinite Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lavine, Shaughan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674921178 ISBN-13: 9780674921177 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $42.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Infinity - Philosophy | Logic - Mathematics | Logic |
| Dewey: 511.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.35" W x 9.2" (1.07 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How can the infinite, a subject so remote from our finite experience, be an everyday tool for the working mathematician? Blending history, philosophy, mathematics, and logic, Shaughan Lavine answers this question with exceptional clarity. Making use of the mathematical work of Jan Mycielski, he demonstrates that knowledge of the infinite is possible, even according to strict standards that require some intuitive basis for knowledge. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lavine, Shaughan: - Shaughan Lavine is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. |