This book is concerned with `the problem of existence in mathematics'. It develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things. It explores the philosophical implications of such an approach through an examination of the writings of Field, Burgess, Maddy, Kitcher, and others.
| ISBN: | 9780198239758 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 1991 |
| Author: | Charles S Chihara |
| Publisher: | Clarendon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 282 pages |
| Series: | Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy: logic |
This book is concerned with `the problem of existence in mathematics'. It develops a mathematical system in which there are no existence assertions but only assertions of the constructibility of certain sorts of things.
Constructibility and Mathematical Existence features in the following genres: Philosophy of mathematics, Philosophy: logic
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Constructibility and Mathematical Existence was written by Charles S Chihara and published by Clarendon Press
Constructibility and Mathematical Existence has 282 pages
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