Produktbild
John P. Burgess

A Subject With No Object

Strategies for Nominalistic Interpretation of Mathematics

Buch

Numbers and other mathematical objects are exceptional in having no locations in space or time or relations of cause and effect. This makes it difficult to account for the possibility of the knowledge of such objects, leading many philosophers to embrace nominalism, the doctrine that there are no such objects, and to embark on ambitious projects for interpreting mathematics so as to preserve the subject while eliminating its objects. This book cuts through a host of technicalities that have obscured previous discussions of these projects, and presents clear, concise accounts of a dozen strategies for nominalistic interpretation of mathematics… Mehr

CHF 86.00

Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)

Versandfertig innerhalb 1-3 Werktagen

Produktdetails


Weitere Autoren: Rosen, Gideon
  • ISBN: 978-0-19-825012-8
  • EAN: 9780198250128
  • Produktnummer: 22403613
  • Verlag: OUP Oxford
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
  • Seitenangabe: 272 S.
  • Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.6 cm 367 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 367

Über den Autor


John Burgess is Professor of Philosophy and Gideon Rosen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.

35 weitere Werke von John P. Burgess:


Bewertungen


0 von 0 Bewertungen

Geben Sie eine Bewertung ab!

Teilen Sie Ihre Erfahrungen mit dem Produkt mit anderen Kunden.