Proof and Knowledge in Mathematics
Michael Detlefsen
These questions arise from any attempt to discover an epistemology for mathematics. This collection of essays considers various questions concerning the nature of justification in mathematics and possible sources of that justification. Among these are the question of whether mathematical justification is a priori or a posteriori in character, whether logical and mathematical differ, and if formalization plays a significant role in mathematical justification,
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Year:
1992
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Routledge
Language:
english
Pages:
266
ISBN 10:
0415068053
ISBN 13:
9780415068055
File:
PDF, 15.63 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1992