mathematics and philosophy Gold, Bonnie 1948- Simons, Roger A. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C.] Mathematical Association of America c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xxxii, 346 p. : ill. Proof and how it is changing. Proof : its nature and significance / Michael Detlefsen -- Implications of experimental mathematics for the philosophy of mathematics / Jonathan Borwein -- On the roles of proof in mathematics / Joseph Auslander -- Social constructivist views of mathematics. When is a problem solved? / Philip J. Davis -- Mathematical practice as a scientific problem / Reuben Hersh -- Mathematical domains : social constructs? / Julian Cole -- The nature of mathematical objects and mathematical knowledge. The existence of mathematical objects / Charles Chihara -- Mathematical objects / Stewart Shapiro -- Mathematical platonism / Mark Balaguer -- The nature of mathematical objects / �ystein Linnebo -- When is one thing equal to some other thing? / Barry Mazur -- The nature of mathematics and its applications. Extreme science : mathematics as the science of relations as such / R.S.D. Thomas -- What is mathematics? A pedagogical answer to a philosophical question / Guershon Harel -- What will count as mathematics in 2100? / Keith Devlin -- Mathematics applied : the case of addition / Mark Steiner -- Probability : a philosophical overview / Alan H�ajek. edited by Bonnie Gold and Roger A. Simons. Includes bibliographical references. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Mathematics Philosophy QA8.4 .P755 2008eb 511.3 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722441 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722441 CaPaEBR 080208 ebr10722441