Formalism and Beyond On the Nature of Mathematical Discourse

The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using moder...

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Main Author Link, Godehard
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2014
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Edition1
SeriesLogos : Studien zur Logik, Sprachphilosophie und Metaphysik
Subjects
History of mathematics
Logic
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Mathematics
Philosophy
PHILOSOPHY / Logic
Philosophy of mathematics
mathematics
history of mathematics
Philosophy of mathematics
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Summary:The essays collected in this volume focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues such as infinity, finiteness, and proof procedures, as well as central historical figures in the field, including Frege, Russell, Hilbert and Wittgenstein. Using modern logico-philosophical tools and systematic conceptual and logical analyses, the volume provides a thorough, up-to-date account of the subject.
ISBN:9781614518471
1614518475
9781614518297
1614518297
DOI:10.1515/9781614518471