Description
Beginning in the nineteenth century, mathematics' traditional domains of 'number and figure' became vigorously displaced by altered settings in which former verities became discarded as no longer sacrosanct. And these innovative recastings appeared everywhere, not merely within the familiar realm of the non-Euclidean geometries. How can mathematics retain its traditional status as a repository of necessary truth in the light of these revisions? The purpose of this Element is to provide a sketch of this developmental history.
An overview of how mathematics' traditional domains of 'number and figure' have been vigorously displaced since the nineteenth century.
Reviews
'Each new addition fills an unwanted gap and Wilson's aim is to get philosophers to pay attention to the seemingly un-mathematical ways mathematicians plug up theoretical holes and the philosophical consequences these measures have.' Mark Zelcer, Metascience
Book Information
ISBN 9781108742290
Author Mark Wilson
Format Paperback
Page Count 75
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 138g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm
An overview of how mathematics' traditional domains of 'number and figure' have been vigorously displaced since the nineteenth century.
Reviews
'Each new addition fills an unwanted gap and Wilson's aim is to get philosophers to pay attention to the seemingly un-mathematical ways mathematicians plug up theoretical holes and the philosophical consequences these measures have.' Mark Zelcer, Metascience
Book Information
ISBN 9781108742290
Author Mark Wilson
Format Paperback
Page Count 75
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 138g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm
