| Description |
xxxii, 346 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Spectrum series |
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MAA spectrum.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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 Hájek. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gold, Bonnie, 1948-
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Simons, Roger A.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Cover Title |
Proof & other dilemmas |
| ISBN |
0883855674 |
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9780883855676 |
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9781614445050 (electronic bk.) |
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