02216cam a2200289 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000290008802000300011704000280014704200080017505000220018308200190020508400230022410000190024724500920026630000280035849000420038650400510042850503410047952009410082065000290176165000520179085600840184217174902OSt20150408114205.0120221s2012    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2012007499  a9780521826020 (hardback)  a9780521533416 (paperback)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLC  apcc00aQA8.4b.C654 201200a510.1223bCMI  aSCI0750002bisacsh1 aColyvan, Mark.13aAn introduction to the philosophy of mathematics /cMark Colyvan, University of Sydney.  aix, 188 pages ;c26 cm.0 aCambridge introductions to philosophy  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.8 aMachine generated contents note: 1. Mathematics and its philosophy; 2. The limits of mathematics; 3. Plato's heaven; 4. Fiction, metaphor, and partial truths; 5. Mathematical explanation; 6. The applicability of mathematics; 7. Who's afraid of inconsistent mathematics?; 8. A rose by any other name; 9. Epilogue: desert island theorems.  a"This introduction to the philosophy of mathematics focuses on contemporary debates in an important and central area of philosophy. The reader is taken on a fascinating and entertaining journey through some intriguing mathematical and philosophical territory, including such topics as the realism/anti-realism debate in mathematics, mathematical explanation, the limits of mathematics, the significance of mathematical notation, inconsistent mathematics and the applications of mathematics. Each chapter has a number of discussion questions and recommended further reading from both the contemporary literature and older sources. Very little mathematical background is assumed and all of the mathematics encountered is clearly introduced and explained using a wide variety of examples. The book is suitable for an undergraduate course in philosophy of mathematics and, more widely, for anyone interested in philosophy and mathematics"-- 0aMathematicsxPhilosophy. 7aSCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects.2bisacsh423Cover imageuhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/26020/cover/9780521826020.jpg