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Defending the Axioms

By Penelope Maddy

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Defending the Axioms

By Penelope Maddy

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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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Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
162
Release Date:
2013-05-05
Publication Date:
2013-03-21
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199671486
ISBN13:
9780199671489
Weight:
213 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm

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