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Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions. For nearly a century, the axioms of set theory have played this role, so the question of how these axioms are properly judged takes on a central importance. Approaching the question from a broadly naturalistic or second-philosophical point of view, Defending the Axioms isolates the appropriate methods for such evaluations and investigates the ontological and epistemological backdrop that makes them appropriate. In the end, a new account of the objectivity of mathematics emerges, one refreshingly free of metaphysical commitments.

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Book category Książki po angielsku Humanities Philosophy Philosophy: logic

• Full title: Defending the Axioms
• Subtitle: On the Philosophical Foundations of Set Theory
• Author: Penelope Maddy
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 162
• EAN: 9780199596188
• ISBN: 0199596182
• ID: 04533784
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 330 g
• Dimensions: 147 × 222 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. January 2011

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