Proof and other dilemmas: mathematics and philosophy
by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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Sixteen original essays provide a sampler of current topics in the philosophy of mathematics, from the nature of mathematical objects (How can one tell when one mathematical object is really the same as another?) to the boundaries between mathematics and other disciplines (What …
by Gold, Bonnie, Simons, Roger A.
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Has the advent of computers changed the nature of mathematical knowledge? Should it? Is the importance of proof decreasing? Is there an empirical aspect to mathematics after all? To what extent is mathematics socially constructed? Is mathematics the "science of patterns?" Recent…