Mathematics and reality

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Mary Leng defends a philosophical account of the nature of mathematics which views it as a kind of fiction (albeit an extremely useful fiction).

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Full title :Mathematics and reality / Mary Leng.

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Mary Leng defends a philosophical account of the nature of mathematics which views it as a kind of fiction (albeit an extremely useful fiction).

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (x, 278 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199280797, 0199280797, 9780191576249, 0191576247, 9780191723452, 0191723452
oclc:ocn638330601
LC Classification:QA8.4
Dewey Decimal:510.1

Introduction -- Naturalism and ontology -- The indispensability of mathematics -- Naturalism and mathematical practice -- Naturalism and scientific practice -- Naturalized ontology -- Mathematics and makebelieve -- Mathematical fictionalism and constructive empiricism -- Explaining the success of mathematics -- Conclusion.