The Space of Mathematics: Philosophical, Epistemological, and Historical ExplorationsJavier Echeverria, Andoni Ibarra, Thomas Mormann Walter de Gruyter, 25 oct. 2012 - 438 pages No detailed description available for "The Space of Mathematics". |
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Science vs Mathematics | 47 |
Reality Truth and Confirmation in Mathematics Reflections on the Quasiempiricist Programme | 60 |
Tacit Knowledge in Mathematical Theory | 79 |
Structuresimilarity as a Cornerstone of the Philosophy of Mathematics | 91 |
2 Dimensions of Applicability | 113 |
3 Historical Dimensions | 203 |
Are There Revolutions in Mathematics? | 205 |
Observations Problems and Conjectures in Number Theory The History of the Prime Number Theorem | 230 |
Historical Aspects of the Foundations of Error Theory | 253 |
A Structuralist View of Lagranges Algebraic Analysis and the German Combinatorial School | 280 |
Constructivism and Objects of Mathematical Theory | 296 |
From Absolute to Relative Computability And Back | 314 |
The Search for a Discipline of Computer Science | 349 |
Applying Mathematics and the Indispensibility Argument | 115 |
Mathematical Structures and Physical Necessity | 132 |
The Role of Mathematics in Physical Science | 141 |
The Status of Settheoretic Axioms in Empirical Theories | 156 |
Suppes Predicates for Classical Physics | 168 |
Mathematics in Philosophy | 192 |
Information Implementation and Intertheoretic Relations | 365 |
Theories and the Flow of Information | 367 |
Structuralism and Scientific Discovery | 379 |
Towards a Typology of Intertheoretical Relations | 403 |
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