What is the nature of the objects being studied? What determines the directions and styles in which mathematics progresses (or, perhaps, degenerates)? This book collects some of the writings tackling the problem of giving an account of the nature, purpose, and justification of mathematics as actually done by real live mathematicians
Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by t...
In this essay, I argue that mathematics is a natural science---just like physics, chemistry, or biol...
This collection of seven papers is an indication of the kinds of issues involved in understanding m...
The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide r...
This book is a mathematical potpourri. Its material originated in classroom presentations, formal le...
What is mathematics? What does it mean to be a mathematician? What should students understand about ...
This essay considers the special character of mathematical reasoning, and draws on observations from...
Mathematics is a flourishing field of human endeavor, a field that is accorded great respect and hig...
Modern culture nowadays faces a real danger as mathematics is being driven outside of the realm of c...
According to Wittgenstein, mathematics is embedded in, and partly constituting, a form of life. Henc...
There are four so-called philosophies of mathematics that I regard as totally discredited, formalism...
This book contains groundbreaking contributions to the philosophical analysis of mathematical practi...
The book records the essential discoveries of mathematical and computational scientists in chronolog...
It is an unusual book which casts new and paradoxical light on the nature of mathematics. The book ...
One of the most striking features of mathematics is the fact that we are much more certain about the...
Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by t...
In this essay, I argue that mathematics is a natural science---just like physics, chemistry, or biol...
This collection of seven papers is an indication of the kinds of issues involved in understanding m...
The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide r...
This book is a mathematical potpourri. Its material originated in classroom presentations, formal le...
What is mathematics? What does it mean to be a mathematician? What should students understand about ...
This essay considers the special character of mathematical reasoning, and draws on observations from...
Mathematics is a flourishing field of human endeavor, a field that is accorded great respect and hig...
Modern culture nowadays faces a real danger as mathematics is being driven outside of the realm of c...
According to Wittgenstein, mathematics is embedded in, and partly constituting, a form of life. Henc...
There are four so-called philosophies of mathematics that I regard as totally discredited, formalism...
This book contains groundbreaking contributions to the philosophical analysis of mathematical practi...
The book records the essential discoveries of mathematical and computational scientists in chronolog...
It is an unusual book which casts new and paradoxical light on the nature of mathematics. The book ...
One of the most striking features of mathematics is the fact that we are much more certain about the...
Is mathematics a highly sophisticated intellectual game in which the adepts display their skill by t...
In this essay, I argue that mathematics is a natural science---just like physics, chemistry, or biol...
This collection of seven papers is an indication of the kinds of issues involved in understanding m...