Plato's Problem An Introduction to Mathematical Platonism
Description
What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Gödel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism.
Keywords
MathematicsHistory & PhilosophyPhilosophyHistory & SurveysAncient & ClassicalLogic
2013Book
Author(s)Marco Panza
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230365483
LanguageEnglish
