Most philosophers of mathematics try to show either that the sort of knowledge mathematicians have is similar to the sort of knowledge specialists in the empirical sciences have or that the kind of knowledge mathematicians have, although apparently about objects such as numbers, sets, and so on, isn't really about those sorts of things as well. Jody Azzouni argues that mathematical knowledge really is a special kind of knowledge with its own special means of gathering evidence. He analyses the linguistic pitfalls and misperceptions philosophers in this field are often prone to, and explores the misapplications of epistemic principles from the empirical sciences to the exact sciences. What emerges is a picture of mathematics both sensitive to mathematical practice, and to the ontological and epistemological issues that concern philosophers.
| ISBN: | 9780521442237 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 1994 |
| Author: | Jody Azzouni |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy of science |
Most philosophers of mathematics try to show either that the sort of knowledge mathematicians have is similar to the sort of knowledge specialists in the empirical sciences have or that the kind of knowledge mathematicians have, although apparently about objects such as numbers, sets, and so on, isn't really about those sorts of things as well. Jody Azzouni argues that mathematical knowledge really is a special kind of knowledge with its own special means of gathering evidence. He analyses the linguistic pitfalls and misperceptions philosophers in this field are often prone to, and explores the misapplications of epistemic principles from the empirical sciences to the exact sciences. What emerges is a picture of mathematics both sensitive to mathematical practice, and to the ontological and epistemological issues that concern philosophers.
Metaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice features in the following genres: Philosophy of science
Metaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice is available in Hardback
Metaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice was written by Jody Azzouni and published by Cambridge University Press
Metaphysical Myths, Mathematical Practice has 249 pages
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