The adventure of reason [electronic resource] : interplay between philosophy of mathematics and mathematical logic, 1900-1940 / Paolo Mancosu

Author:: Mancosu, Paolo
Published:: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xii, 618 pages) : illustrations

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Summary:

Paolo Mancosu presents an innovative set of studies of logic and the foundations of mathematics in the first half of the 20th century. He sheds new light on important topics such as the relationship between phenomenology and the exact sciences, the nature of truth and logical consequence, and the nature of mathematical intuition.

Subject(s):

Mathematics—Philosophy—History—20th century

ISBN:

9780191594939 (ebook)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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