Plato’s Problem

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An Introduction to Mathematical Platonism

ISBN: 0230365493
ISBN 13: 9780230365490
Autor: Panza, M/Sereni, A
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xvi, 306 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.01.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT

Specifically dedicated to mathematical platonism, a very lively topic in recent philosophyDiscusses the origins of the problem in Plato, Aristotle and ProclusTreats in detail Frege’s and Go?del’s platonism and their recent developmentsContains a detailed discussion of the several available responses to Benacerraf’s dilemmaContains a far-reaching and up-to-date overview of the current discussion on mathematical platonismDedicates two chapters to the recent debate on the indispensability argument

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Beschreibung

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.

Autorenporträt

MARCO PANZA is Research Professor at the CNRS. He is the author and editor of several books and papers in the domains of history and philosophy of mathematics. Including Analysis and sinthesis in Mathematics (ed., with M. Otte), 1997; Isaac Newton, 2003; Newton et l'origine de l'analyse, 1664-1666, 2005; Nombres. Eléments de mathématiques pour philosophes, 2007. ANDREA SERENI is Lecturer at San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy. He has been a visiting scholar at Arché Centre at the University of St. Andrews. He has taught courses at the Universities of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Parma, and Bologna. His teaching, research and publications cover philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, and philosophy of language.

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