A Structural Account of Mathematics
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, 2007, 2007
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- Title
- A Structural Account of Mathematics
- Author
- Chihara, Charles S.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, 2007
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0199228078
- ISBN 13
- 9780199228072
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Philosophy
Chihara builds upon his previous work, in which he presented a new system of mathematics, the constructibility theory, which did not make reference to, or resuppose, mathematical objects. Now he develops the project further by analyzing mathematical systems currently used by scientists to show how such systems are compatible with this nominalistic outlook. He advances several new ways of undermining the heavily discussed indispensability argument for the existence of mathematical objects made famous by Willard Quine and Hilary Putnam. And Chihara presents a rationale for the nominalistic outlook that is quite different from those generally put forward, which he maintains have led to serious misunderstandings.
A Structural Account of Mathematics will be required reading for anyone working in this field.
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